Catarrhini

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek καταρρινα (katarrhina, “hook-nosed”), from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “down-flowing”) + ῥινες (rhines, “nostrils”).

Proper noun

Catarrhini

  1. A taxonomic parvorder within the order Primates – apes, humans and Old World monkeys.

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