platyrhinian
/ˌplætɪˈrɪniən/
adjective
- Relating to or having a broad, flat nose; same as platyrhine.
- These monkeys are platyrhinian, with wide-set nostrils.
- The platyrhinian skull shape is typical of some early human ancestors.
- The anthropologist described the specimen as platyrhinian.
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noun
- A person or animal with a broad, flat nose.
- The fossil was a platyrhinian from the Miocene era.
- Platyrhinians are common among New World monkeys.
- In the classification, platyrhinians are contrasted with catarrhinians.