HyperDic: platyrrhini

English > 1 sense of the word Platyrrhini:
NOUNanimalPlatyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini(New World monkeys) capuchin
English > Platyrrhini: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning(New World monkeys) capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin.
Synonymsuperfamily Platyrrhini
Member ofAnthropoidea, suborder Anthropoideamonkeys
MembersCallithricidae, family Callithricidaemarmosets
Cebidae, family CebidaeAll the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinianhairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals
Spanishplatirrinos, Platyrrhini, superfamilia Platyrrhini
Catalanplatirrins, Platyrrhini

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