platyrrhine

platyrrhine
[ˈplatɪrʌɪn]
(Zoology)(动)
adjective
  1. of or relating to primates of a group that comprises the New World monkeys, marmosets, and tamarins. They are distinguished by having nostrils that are far apart and directed forwards or sideways, and typically have a prehensile tail
    （包括西半球的猴、绒猴和绢毛猴等灵长类群）阔鼻的。 比较 catarrhine
noun
  1. a platyrrhine primate
    阔鼻灵长动物
  2. Infraorder Platyrrhini, order Primates: families Cebidae and Callitrichidae
    阔鼻下目，灵长目：悬猴科和狨科
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from platy- 'flat' + Greek rhis, rhin- 'nose' + -ine
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