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Definition of platyrhine

Platyrhine
Platyrhine Plat"y*rhine, a. [Platy + Gr. ?, ?, nose.] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; -- opposed to leptorhine. -- n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Platyrhini.

Meaning of platyrhine 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...
- species distinct. Some studies have regarded Homunculus as a crown group platyrhine and a member of the family Pitheciidae, possibly belonging to a tribe...