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Adjective: catarrhine  'ka-tu,rIn
  1. Of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
    "Baboons are catarrhine primates";
    - catarrhinian
Noun: catarrhine  'ka-tu,rIn
  1. Of Africa, Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
    "The catarrhine sat grooming its infant";
    - Old World monkey

Derived forms: catarrhines

Type of: monkey

Antonym: leptorhine, platyrhinian

Part of: Cercopithecidae, family Cercopithecidae

Encyclopedia: Catarrhine