CATARRHINE


Meaning of CATARRHINE in English

adj. & n. Zool.

--adj. (of primates) having nostrils close together, and directed downwards, e.g. a baboon, chimpanzee, or human.

--n. such an animal (cf. PLATYRRHINE).

Etymology: CATA- + rhis rhinos nose

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.