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platyrrhine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
platyrrhine
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a broad, flat nose.

noun

Any New World monkey of the Platyrrhini

Etymology

See platy- and rhino-.

Inflected Forms

platyrrhines (plural)

Derived Forms

platyrrhiny

Frequently Paired Words

leptorrhine mesorrhine

Synonyms

platyrrhinian platyrhine platyrhinian platyrrhinic broadnosed new world monkey

Questions

What does platyrrhine mean?
Having a broad, flat nose.
Where does platyrrhine come from?
See platy- and rhino-.

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