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[syn: Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini]
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]