PLATYRRHINE


Meaning of PLATYRRHINE in English

adj. & n.

adj. (of primates) having nostrils far apart and directed forwards or sideways (cf. CATARRHINE).

n. such an animal.

[ PLATY- + Gk rhis rhin- nose ]

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