Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A division of Quadrumana, contrasted with Catarrhini and Strepsirrhini, including all the American or New World members of the order Primates and families Cebidæ and Hapalidæ or Mididæ; the platyrrhine monkeys.
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- noun New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin
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From these there branched off on the one side the platyrrhini, or apes with a flat nose, on the new continent; on the other, the catarrhini, or apes with a narrow nose, on the old.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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Rational Review 2009
chained_bear commented on the word platyrrhini
Compare catarrhini.
September 3, 2008