'Platyrrhini' definitions:
Definition of 'Platyrrhini'
From: WordNet
noun
New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin [syn: Platyrrhini, superfamily Platyrrhini]
Definition of 'Platyrrhini'
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]