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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024plat•yr•rhine (plat′i rīn′, -rin),USA pronunciation adj. - Physical Anthropology[Anthropol.]having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
- Mammalsbelonging or pertaining to the primate group or superfamily Platyrrhini, comprising the New World monkeys, having a broad, flat nose and usually a long, prehensile tail.
n. - Mammalsa platyrrhine animal.
Also, plat•yr•rhin•i•an (plat′i rin′ē ən).USA pronunciation - Greek platy- platy- + -rhīn- -nosed, adjective, adjectival derivative of rhí̄s, stem rhīn- nose, snout; compare catarrhine
- Neo-Latin Platyrrhini, plural of platyrhinus
- 1835–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: platyrrhine /ˈplætɪˌraɪn/, platyrrhinian /ˌplætɪˈrɪnɪən/ adj - (esp of New World monkeys) having widely separated nostrils opening to the side of the face
- (of humans) having an unusually short wide nose
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin platyrrhinus, from platy- + -rrhinus, from Greek rhis nose |