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platyrhine

/ˈplæt.ɪ.raɪn/

Traducción: Adjetivo poco usado en antropología para describir una nariz ancha o aplanada, especialmente en referencia a ciertos tipos de cráneos humanos.

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adjective

/ˈplæt.ɪ.raɪn/formalscientificobsoleto
  • esAdjetivo poco usado en antropología para describir una nariz ancha o aplanada, especialmente en referencia a ciertos tipos de cráneos humanos.

An obsolete adjective used in anthropology to describe a broad or flat nose, particularly in reference to certain human skull types.

  1. Broad-nosedC2formalscientific

    Having a broad, flat nose with nostrils that are far apart; characteristic of New World monkeys and some human populations.

    esDe nariz ancha y achatada

    • The platyrhine skull structure is typical of many South American primates.
    • Anthropologists noted the platyrhine features of the ancient remains.
    • New World monkeys are classified as platyrhine due to their wide nasal openings.

    Sinónimosbroadnosedplatyrrhine

    Antónimosleptorhine