platyrrhinic

platyrrhinic
adjective
of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
Ant: ↑catarrhine (for: ↑platyrrhine), ↑leptorrhine (for: ↑platyrrhine)
Derivationally related forms: ↑platyrrhine, ↑platyrrhine (for: ↑platyrhinian), ↑platyrrhine (for: ↑platyrrhinian)

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\\|plad.ə|rinik\ adjective
Etymology: platyrrhine (I) + -ic

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  • platyrrhinic — adj. having a flat nose, having a flat snout …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platyrrhinic — plat·yr·rhin·ic …   English syllables

  • platyrrhinian — I noun hairy faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails • Syn: ↑New World monkey, ↑platyrrhine • Derivationally related forms: ↑platyrrhinian (for: ↑platyrrhine), ↑platyrhinian …   Useful english dictionary

  • broadnosed — adjective of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses • Syn: ↑platyrrhine, ↑platyrrhinian, ↑platyrhine, ↑platyrhinian, ↑platyrrhinic • Ant: ↑catarrhine (for …   Useful english dictionary

  • platyrhine — adjective of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses • Syn: ↑platyrrhine, ↑platyrrhinian, ↑platyrhinian, ↑platyrrhinic, ↑broadnosed • Ant: ↑catarrhine (for …   Useful english dictionary

  • platyrhinian — adjective of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses • Syn: ↑platyrrhine, ↑platyrrhinian, ↑platyrhine, ↑platyrrhinic, ↑broadnosed • Ant: ↑catarrhine (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • New World monkey — noun hairy faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails • Syn: ↑platyrrhine, ↑platyrrhinian • Derivationally related forms: ↑platyrrhinian (for: ↑platyrrhine), ↑platyrhinian ( …   Useful english dictionary

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