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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini
2. 2
   hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a broad, flat nose. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

broadnosednew world monkeynew world monkeyplatyrhineplatyrhinianplatyrrhinian

Antonyms

All antonyms

catarrhineleptorrhine

Etymology

See platy- and rhino-.

Related phrases

new world

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