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PLATYRRHINIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does platyrrhinic mean?
• PLATYRRHINIC (adjective)
The adjective PLATYRRHINIC has 1 sense:
1. of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
Familiarity information: PLATYRRHINIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
Synonyms:
broadnosed; platyrhine; platyrhinian; platyrrhine; platyrrhinian; platyrrhinic
Derivation:
platyrrhine (hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)
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