Meanings
adjectivecatarrhine (not comparable)
alternative dated catarhine
- not comparableDescribing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward
nouncatarrhine (plural catarrhines)
plural catarrhines · alternative dated catarhine
- Any animal of this group
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
Similar
catarrhinian
Opposite
nounof Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Similar
Broader
Also see
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catarrhine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catarrhine
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“catarrhine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catarrhine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catarrhine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catarrhine.
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