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Definition of Catarrhine
1. Noun. Of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together.
Exact synonyms: Old World Monkey
Group relationships: Cercopithecidae, Family Cercopithecidae
Generic synonyms: Monkey
Specialized synonyms: Guenon, Guenon Monkey, Mangabey, Erythrocebus Patas, Hussar Monkey, Patas, Baboon, Macaque, Langur, Colobus, Colobus Monkey, Nasalis Larvatus, Proboscis Monkey
Derivative terms: Catarrhinian
Group relationships: Cercopithecidae, Family Cercopithecidae
Generic synonyms: Monkey
Specialized synonyms: Guenon, Guenon Monkey, Mangabey, Erythrocebus Patas, Hussar Monkey, Patas, Baboon, Macaque, Langur, Colobus, Colobus Monkey, Nasalis Larvatus, Proboscis Monkey
Derivative terms: Catarrhinian
2. Adjective. Of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward.
Definition of Catarrhine
1. n. One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.
Definition of Catarrhine
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Medical Definition of Catarrhine
1. Relating to the Catarrhina. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catarrhine
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