haplorrhine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any primate of the evolved clade (half of the order) which comprises all apes (including hominoids), monkeys and even (prosimian) tarsiers

Word forms

haplorrhine haplorrhines

Etymology

From Neo-Latin Haplorrhini, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “simple”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nose”).

Synonyms

dry-nosed

Antonyms

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