haplorrhine

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noun

Any primate of the evolved clade (half of the order) which comprises all apes (including hominoids), monkeys and even (prosimian) tarsiers

Similar
dry-nosed
Opposite
strepsirrhine
OriginAncient Greek ἁπλόος →
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Meanings

nounhaplorrhine (plural haplorrhines)

plural haplorrhines

  1. Any primate of the evolved clade (half of the order) which comprises all apes (including hominoids), monkeys and even (prosimian) tarsiers

    Synonyms: dry-nosed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny primate of the evolved clade (half of the order) which comprises all apes (including hominoids), monkeys and even (prosimian) tarsiers

Similar
dry-nosed
Opposite
strepsirrhine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἁπλόος“simple”
  2. Englishhaplorrhine

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

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APA

haplorrhine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplorrhine

MLA

“haplorrhine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplorrhine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haplorrhine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haplorrhine.

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