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platyrrhinian
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Noun platyrrhinian has 1 sense
- platyrrhinian(n = noun.animal) new world monkey, platyrrhine - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails; Array is a kind of monkey
is a member of platyrrhini, superfamily platyrrhini
has particulars: marmoset, capuchin, cebus capucinus, ringtail, aotus trivirgatus, douroucouli, howler, howler monkey, saki, uakari, titi, titi monkey, ateles geoffroyi, spider monkey, saimiri sciureus, squirrel monkey, woolly monkey
Adjective platyrrhinian has 1 sense
- platyrrhinian(a = adj.all) broadnosed, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrrhinic - of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses; Array Derived form noun platyrrhine1
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