[ 'platɪrʌɪn ]
■ adjective Zoology relating to or denoting primates of a group distinguished by having nostrils that are far apart and directed forwards or sideways and typically a prehensile tail, comprising the New World monkeys, marmosets, and tamarins. Compare with catarrhine .
Origin
C19: from platy- + Gk rhis , rhin- 'nose'.