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Definition of: platyrrhine
(plat′ə·rīn, -rin) adjective
1. Having a broad nose, with widely separated nostrils.
2. Zool. Designating a group of monkeys (the Platyrrhini) inhabiting the New World.
—noun A broad–nosed person or monkey. Also plat′·yr·rhin′i·an (-rin′ē·ən). [<PLATY- + Gk. rhis, rhinos nose]
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