platyrrhinian (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *platyrrhinian*:
ADJECTIVE	all	platyrrhinian, platyrrhine, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed	of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
NOUN	animal	platyrrhinian, New World monkey, platyrrhine	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

English > *platyrrhinian*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses.
Synonyms	platyrrhine, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinic, broadnosed
Opposite	catarrhine, catarrhinian	Of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
Opposite	leptorrhine, leptorhine, leptorrhinian, leptorrhinic	Having a long narrow nose
Spanish	platirrino
Nouns	platyrrhine	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

English > *platyrrhinian*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails.
Synonyms	New World monkey, platyrrhine
Member of	Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini	(New World monkeys) capuchin
Narrower	capuchin, ringtail, Cebus capucinus	monkey of Central America and South America having thick hair on the head that resembles a monk's cowl
	douroucouli, Aotus trivirgatus	nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur
	howler monkey, howler	monkey of tropical South American forests / forests having a loud howling cry
	marmoset	small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
	saki	small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail
	spider monkey, Ateles geoffroyi	arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail
	squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus	small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
	titi, titi monkey	small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
	uakari	medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin
	woolly monkey	large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins
Broader	monkey	Any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

HyperDic: platyrrhinian