platyrrhini

Questions about platyrrhini

What does platyrrhini mean?

platyrrhini means "New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin".

How many syllables are in platyrrhini?

platyrrhini has 4 syllables and divides as pla-tyrr-hi-ni 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.

What is another word for platyrrhini?

Close synonyms include superfamily Platyrrhini. 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 platyrrhini a common word?

platyrrhini 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.