catarrhinian

catarrhinian
adjective
of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
• Syn: ↑catarrhine
• Ant: ↑leptorrhine (for: ↑catarrhine), ↑platyrrhine (for: ↑catarrhine)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑catarrhine

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adjective

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  • catarrhinian — cat·ar·rhin·i·an …   English syllables

  • catarrhine — /kat euh ruyn /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the group Catarrhini, comprising humans, anthropoid apes, and Old World monkeys, having the nostrils close together and opening downward and a nonprehensile, often greatly reduced or vestigial… …   Universalium

  • Old World monkey — noun of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together • Syn: ↑catarrhine • Derivationally related forms: ↑catarrhinian (for: ↑catarrhine) • Hypernyms: ↑monkey …   Useful english dictionary

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