- catarrhinian
- cat·ar·rhin·i·an
English syllables. 2014.
catarrhinian
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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 … Useful english dictionary
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
