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platyrhine

/ˈplæt.ɪ.raɪn/

Traduction: Adjectif vieilli utilisé en anthropologie pour décrire un nez large ou plat, en particulier en référence à certains types de crânes humains.

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/ˈplæt.ɪ.raɪn/formalscientificobsolète
  • frAdjectif vieilli utilisé en anthropologie pour décrire un nez large ou plat, en particulier en référence à certains types de crânes humains.

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.

    frAu nez large et plat

    • 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.

    Synonymesbroadnosedplatyrrhine

    Antonymesleptorhine