Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catarrhine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catar-rhine
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward

noun

Any animal of this group

Inflected Forms

catarhine (alternative, dated) catarrhines (plural)

Derived Forms

noncatarrhine

Synonyms

catarrhinian old world monkey

Questions

What does catarrhine mean?: Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward

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