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Meaning of CATARRHINE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cat"ar*rhine\, n. [Gr. kata`rris with hanging or
curved nose; kata` down + "ri`s, "rino`s nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
 
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