platyrrhinian

An obsolete adjective relating to the Platyrrhini group of primates, characterized by a broad, flat nose with nostrils facing sideways.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das sich auf die Primatengruppe Platyrrhini bezieht, die durch eine breite, flache Nase mit seitlich gerichteten Nasenlöchern gekennzeichnet ist.

1. Relating to broad-nosed primates C2 formal

   Describing New World monkeys that have nostrils set far apart, or describing a person with a broad nose.

   • The platyrrhinian monkeys of South America have a distinctive nasal structure.
   • Anthropologists studied the platyrrhinian features of certain ancient skulls.
   • The term 'platyrrhinian' is used to classify a specific group of primates.

   🇩🇪Breitnasig

   Synonyme: broadnosedplatyrrhineplatyrrhinic

• more platyrrhinian comparative form
• most platyrrhinian superlative form

A noun referring to a member of a group of arboreal monkeys characterized by widely separated nostrils, a hairy face, and long, usually prehensile tails.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Vertreter der Neuweltaffen bezeichnet, einer Gruppe baumbewohnender Primaten mit weit auseinanderliegenden Nasenlöchern, behaartem Gesicht und langem, meist greiffähigem Schwanz.

1. New World monkey C2 formal

   A type of arboreal monkey from Central and South America, characterized by a hairy face, widely separated nostrils, and a long, often prehensile tail.

   • The platyrrhinian uses its prehensile tail to grasp branches.
   • Many platyrrhinians are known for their social behavior in the wild.
   • Researchers observed a platyrrhinian foraging for fruit in the canopy.

   🇩🇪Neuweltaffe

   Synonyme: new world monkeyplatyrrhine

• platyrrhinians plural form
• platyrrhinians' possessive plural form
• platyrrhinian's possessive singular form