Etymology

haplorrhine

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Today it means: Any primate of the evolved clade (half of the order) which comprises all apes (including hominoids), monkeys and even (prosimian) tarsiers Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἁπλόος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁπλόος“simple”
  2. English todayhaplorrhine

From Neo-Latin Haplorrhini, from Ancient Greek ἁπλόος (haplóos, “simple”) + ῥίς (rhís, “nose”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἁπλόος all →

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