catarrhine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
    Old World monkey.
  2. adjective of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
    catarrhinian.

WordNet

Cat"ar*rhine noun
Etymology
Gr. with hanging or curved nose; + , nose.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.

Webster 1913