platyrhini Meaning, Definition & Usage

Plat`y*rhi"ni noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. broad + , , nose.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913