catarrhinian

1. 1.

   of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward

   Synonymscatarrhine

Questions about catarrhinian

What does catarrhinian mean?

catarrhinian means "of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward".

How many syllables are in catarrhinian?

catarrhinian has 5 syllables: ca-tarr-hi-ni-an. The stress falls on "ni".

What is another word for catarrhinian?

Close synonyms include catarrhine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is catarrhinian a common word?

catarrhinian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.