noun, plural: platyrrhines

Any of the small to mid-sized primates belonging to the pavorder Platyrrhini, characterized by having flat-bridged nose and often a long, prehensile tail


Of an animal having a characteristic similar to the animals of the pavorder Platyrrhini, particularly having a broad, flat nose



Platyrrhines are primates belonging to the parvorder Platyrrhini. They are characterized by having a broad, flat nose and with sideways-facing nostrils. They have prehensile tails, which are long, grasping tails. They have twelve premolars (as opposed to the eight premolars in catarrhine primates).

Platyrrhines include marmosets, tamarins, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, owl monkeys, titis, sakis, uakaris, woolly monkeys, etc. They are small to mid-sized primates. The pygmy marmoset is considered as the world's smallest monkey.

Word origin: Greek platy- ("flat") + rhin- ("nose")

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