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Platyrrhinian

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Noun

1. new world monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian

hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

Adjective

2. broadnosed, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic

of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Platyrrhinian

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adjective

1.

(esp of New World monkeys) having widely separated nostrils opening to the side of the face

2.

(of humans) having an unusually short wide nose

noun

3.

an animal or person with this characteristic

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Platyrrhinian

see synonyms of platyrrhinian

adjective

1.

having a broad, flat nose with nostrils that open to the side, creating a wide, flat septum

noun

2.

a platyrrhine animal, esp. the New World monkeys

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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