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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLATYRHINI

Plat `y *rhi "ni, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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. ]