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CATARRHINIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does catarrhinian mean?
• CATARRHINIAN (adjective)
The adjective CATARRHINIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
Familiarity information: CATARRHINIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
Synonyms:
catarrhine; catarrhinian
Derivation:
catarrhine (of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together)
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