Plat·y·rhi·ni n. pl. Zool. A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [Written also Platyrrhini.]
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Platyrrhini
n : New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey;
saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari;
woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin [syn: superfamily
Platyrrhini]