platyrhinian

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   of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses

   Synonymsplatyrrhineplatyrrhinianplatyrhineplatyrrhinicbroadnosed

Questions about platyrhinian

What does platyrhinian mean?

platyrhinian means "of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses".

How many syllables are in platyrhinian?

platyrhinian has 5 syllables and divides as pla-tyr-hi-ni-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.