platyrrhini

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platyrrhini - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Platyrhini \Plat`y*rhi"ni\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ?, ?,
     nose.] (Zool.)
     A division of monkeys, including the American species, which
     have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a
     prehensile tail. See Monkey. [Written also Platyrrhini.]
     [1913 Webster]

platyrrhini - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Platyrrhini
      n 1: New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey;
           saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly
           monkey; marmoset; tamarin [syn: Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini
           ]