Platyrhine \Plat"y*rhine\, a. [Platy + Gr. ?, ?, nose.] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; -- opposed to {leptorhine}. -- n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Platyrhini.
platyrhine adj : of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses [syn: {platyrrhine}, {platyrrhinian}, {platyrhinian}, {platyrrhinic}, {broadnosed}] [ant: {catarrhine}, {leptorrhine}]