- platyrhini
- platyrhi·ni
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platyrhini
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Platyrhini — Plat y*rhi ni, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ?, ?, nose.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See {Monkey}. [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Platyrrhini — Platyrhini Plat y*rhi ni, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ?, ?, nose.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See {Monkey}. [Written also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platyrhine — Plat y*rhine, a. [Platy + Gr. ?, ?, nose.] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; opposed to {leptorhine}. n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Platyrhini. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthropoid ape — This text includes outdated information. For current taxonomy see Hominidae. Anthropoid apes or manlike apes, the name given to the family of the Simiidae, because, of all the ape world, they most closely resemble man. This family includes four… … Wikipedia
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