Associations to the word «Platyrrhine»

Wiktionary

PLATYRRHINE, adjective. (zoology) Having a broad, flat nose
PLATYRRHINE, noun. (zoology) Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini

Dictionary definition

PLATYRRHINE, noun. Hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.
PLATYRRHINE, adjective. Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses.

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