Standard Lemma guide

leptorrhine

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈlɛptəɹaɪn/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a small, narrow nose or (of animals) a slender snout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • a leptorrhine skull

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

having a long narrow nose

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic

Antonyms: catarrhine, platyrrhine

History

Etymology

See lepto- and rhino-.