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platyrrhinic

platyrrhinic

9.9
Having a wide nose with nostrils far apart
  • adjective
  • /ˌplætɪˈrɪnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : platyrrínico
  • Certain species of New World monkeys are classified as platyrrhinic because their nostrils are set far apart.

Examples

  • Certain species of New World monkeys are classified as platyrrhinic because their nostrils are set far apart.

  • The platyrrhinic structure of the monkey's nose helps distinguish it from Old World species.

  • Anthropologists sometimes use the term platyrrhinic to describe populations with characteristically broad noses.

  • Look at that platyrrhinic nose!

  • What a platyrrhinic face!

  • Anthropologists sometimes use the term platyrrhinic to describe populations with characteristically broad noses.

  • The platyrrhinic structure of the monkey's nose helps distinguish it from Old World species.

Synonyms

platyrrhinian
vsplatyrrhinic
  • Specialized
9.9

About monkeys from Central and South America or people with broad, widely spaced nostrils

is the same meaning but uses a different adjective ending
platyrrhine
vsplatyrrhinic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to monkeys from Central and South America or people with broad, flat noses

is the same meaning but favors a different scientific form
platyrhine
vsplatyrrhinic
  • Specialized
9.9

A wide, flat nose with nostrils far apart like monkeys from the Americas

is an alternate spelling or form used for the same idea
platyrhinian
vsplatyrrhinic
  • Specialized
9.9

Having a wide, flat nose with nostrils far apart

is the same concept but uses a different adjectival ending
broadnosed
vsplatyrrhinic
7.1

A person or animal that has a wide, flat nose

is the technical adjective used in scientific contexts

Surface Forms

platyrrhinic positive

Morphology

platyrrhinic = platyrrhine (semi-transparent) = platy + rhin + ic

Formed from technical combining forms platy- (broad) + rhin- (nose) with adjectival -ic; the meaning is derivable for those familiar with scientific words but not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Platyrrhinic comes from Greek parts platy- meaning 'broad' and rhino- meaning 'nose', the same 'rhino' you see in rhinoceros. So, platyrrhinic describes people or animals with a 'broad' nose or nostrils set far apart.