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Definition of Platyrhini

Platyrhini
Platyrhini Plat`y*rhi"ni, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ?, ?, nose.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [Written also Platyrrhini.]

Meaning of Platyrhini from wikipedia

- New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae...
- encoded by OPN1LW gene), the cone most sensitive to red light The taxa Platyrhini includes new world monkeys (e.g. Squirrel monkeys). In addition to the...