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).

[ CATA- + rhis rhinos nose ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

CATARRHINE — adjective Etymology: New Latin Catarrhina, from Greek katarrhina, neuter plural of katarrhin hook-nosed, from kata- + rhin-, rhis nose Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATARRHINE — I. adjective also cat·a·rhine ˈkad.əˌrīn : of or relating to the Catarrhina II. noun also catarhine “ ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATARRHINE — (n.) One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils …
Английский словарь Webster
CATARRHINE — ( n. ) One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATARRHINE — /kat"euh ruyn'/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the group Catarrhini, comprising humans, anthropoid apes, and Old World monkeys, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATARRHINE — adjective Etymology: New Latin Catarrhina, from Greek katarrhina, neuter plural of katarrhin hook-nosed, from kata- + rhin-, rhis nose Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATARRHINE — noun one of the catarrhina, a division of quadrumana, including the old world monkeys and apes which have the nostrils …
Webster English vocab
CATARRHINE — [ 'katərʌɪn ] ■ adjective Zoology relating to or denoting primates of a group distinguished by having close, downwardly directed …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CATARRHINE — [cat.ar.rhine] adj [NL Catarrhina, fr. Gk katarrhina, neut. pl. of katarrhin hook-nosed, fr. kata- + rhin-, rhis nose] (1863): of, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CATARRHINE — catarrhine BrE AmE ˈkæt ə raɪn AmE \ ˈkæt̬- ▷ catarrhine|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CATARRHINE — adj. & n. Zool. --adj. (of primates) having nostrils close together, and directed downwards, e.g. a baboon, chimpanzee, or human. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CATARRHINE — adj. & n. Zool. --adj. (of primates) having nostrils close together, and directed downwards, e.g. a baboon, chimpanzee, or human. …
Oxford English vocab
CATARRHINE — adj. Pronunciation: ' ka-t ə - ˌ r ī n Function: adjective Etymology: New Latin Catarrhina, from Greek katarrhina, neuter …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CATARRHINO — n [Zool.] catarrhine; catarrhinos Catarrhina
Interlingua English vocab
CATARRHIN — adj [Zool.] catarrhine
Interlingua English vocab
OLD WORLD MONKEY — Any of certain anthropoid primate s of Africa and Asia (also called catarrhines), as distinguished from the New World monkey …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD-WORLD MONKEY — noun : a catarrhine monkey ; especially : a monkey of the family Cercopithecidae widely distributed in the warmer parts …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATARHINE — variant of catarrhine
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLATYRRHINE — /plat"i ruyn', -rin/ , adj. 1. Anthropol. having a broad, flat-bridged nose. 2. belonging or pertaining to the primate group …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋ-kē noun ( plural monkeys ) Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLATYRRHINE — adjective Date: 1857 1. [New Latin Platyrrhina, from Greek platyrrhin-, platyrrhis broad-nosed, from platys + rhin-, rhis nose] : of, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLATYRRHINE — [ 'platɪrʌɪn ] ■ adjective Zoology relating to or denoting primates of a group distinguished by having nostrils that are …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRIMATE — in zoology, any member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and man. The order has …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLD WORLD MONKEY — also called Catarrhine, any of certain anthropoid primates of Africa and Asia, as distinguished from the New World monkeys (platyrrhines), …
Britannica English vocabulary
CERCOPITHECIDAE — family of catarrhine, or Old World, monkeys that includes the individuals and groups known as baboon; Barbary ape; bonnet monkey; …
Britannica English vocabulary
RHESUS — n. (in full rhesus monkey) a small catarrhine monkey, Macaca mulatta, common in N. India. ørhesus baby an infant with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLATYRRHINE — adj. & n. --adj. (of primates) having nostrils far apart and directed forwards or sideways (cf. CATARRHINE). --n. such an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RHESUS — n. (in full rhesus monkey) a small catarrhine monkey, Macaca mulatta, common in n. India. rhesus baby an infant with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLATYRRHINE — adj. & n. adj. (of primates) having nostrils far apart and directed forwards or sideways (cf. CATARRHINE). n. such an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RHESUS — n. (in full rhesus monkey) a small catarrhine monkey, Macaca mulatta, common in N. India. Phrases and idioms: rhesus baby …
Oxford English vocab
PLATYRRHINE — adj. & n. --adj. (of primates) having nostrils far apart and directed forwards or sideways (cf. CATARRHINE). --n. such an …
Oxford English vocab
OLD WORLD MONKEY — Any of certain anthropoid primate s of Africa and Asia (also called catarrhines), as distinguished from the New World monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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