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adj
Having a broad, flat nose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adjective
of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: platyrrhinian, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed
Antonyms: leptorrhine, catarrhine
noun
hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: New World monkey, platyrrhinian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monkey
Narrower terms: marmoset, capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus, douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatus, howler monkey, howler, saki, uakari, titi, titi monkey, spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi, squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus, woolly monkey
History
See platy- and rhino-.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
