Definition of platyrrhinian Platyrrhinian
plat•yr•rhin•i•an
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| platyrrhinian - of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses | ||
| platyrrhine, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed | ||
| catarrhine, catarrhinian of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward | ||
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| platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails | ||
| New World monkey, platyrrhine | ||
| monkey any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) | ||
| platyrrhini, superfamily platyrrhini New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin | ||
| marmoset small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails | ||
| cebus capucinus, capuchin, ringtail monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl | ||
| aotus trivirgatus, douroucouli nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur | ||
| howler monkey, howler monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry | ||
| saki small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail | ||
| uakari medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail | ||
| titi monkey, titi small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail | ||
| ateles geoffroyi, spider monkey arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail | ||
| saimiri sciureus, squirrel monkey small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle | ||
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