platyrrhine(n = noun.animal) new world monkey, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails;
is a kind of monkey
is a member of platyrrhini, superfamily platyrrhini
has particulars: marmoset, capuchin, cebus capucinus, ringtail, aotus trivirgatus, douroucouli, howler, howler monkey, saki, uakari, titi, titi monkey, ateles geoffroyi, spider monkey, saimiri sciureus, squirrel monkey, woolly monkey
Derived forms adjective platyrhinian₁, adjective platyrrhinian₁, adjective platyrrhinic₁

   platyrrhine(a = adj.all) broadnosed, platyrhine, platyrhinian, platyrrhinian, platyrrhinic - of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses;
Antonyms: catarrhine, leptorrhine

platyrrhine, adj. & n.
--adj. (of primates) having nostrils far apart and directed forwards or sideways (cf. CATARRHINE).
--n. such an animal.

Etymology:
PLATY- + Gk rhis rhin- nose