catarrhine
IPA: kˈætɝin
noun
- Any animal of this group
adjective
- Describing the Catarrhini parvorder of primates (including humans) that have nostrils that are close together and directed frontward or downward
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Examples of "catarrhine" in Sentences
- A second premolar has been lost in all catarrhines.
- It is the earliest catarrhine that has been discovered.
- Catarrhines have an S opsin encoded by an autosomal gene on chromosome 7.