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Catarrhine
Cat′ar-rhine
,Noun.
[Gr.
κατάρρισ
with hanging or curved nose; κατά
down + ῥίς
, ῥινόσ
nose.] (Zool.)
One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See
Monkey
. Definition 2024
catarrhine
catarrhine
English
Adjective
catarrhine (not comparable)
- Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward
Noun
catarrhine (plural catarrhines)
- Any animal of this group