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| ca·tarrh·ine [ káttə rn ] |
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with closely-set nostrils: describes primates that have nostrils set close together and facing downward
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noun (plural ca·tarrh·ines) |
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primate with closely-set nostrils: an animal with nostrils set close together and facing downward, e.g. a human or an ape. Suborder Catarrhini.
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| [Mid-19th century. <cata- + Greek rhinos "nose"] |
