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platyrhini

platyrhini


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Platyrhini  \Plat`y*rhi"ni\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  broad  +  ?,  ?, 
  nose.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  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}.]