'Platyrhini' definitions:

Definition of 'Platyrhini'

From: GCIDE

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]