catarrhine

[ kat-uh-rahyn, ‐rin ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the subdivision of simians that comprises Old World monkeys and apes, including humans.

noun

1. a catarrhine animal.

catarrhine

/ ˈkætəˌraɪn /

adjective

1. (of apes and Old World monkeys) having the nostrils set close together and opening to the front of the face
2. Alsoleptorrhine (of humans) having a thin or narrow nose

noun

1. an animal or person with this characteristic

Word History and Origins

Origin of catarrhine¹

First recorded in 1860–65; from New Latin Catarrhīnī, plural of catarrhīnus, from Greek katárrhīn “hook-nosed,” equivalent to kata- “down” + -rhīn “-nosed,” adjective derivative of rhī́s “nose, snout”; cata-, rhino- ( def ); haplorhine ( def ), platyrrhine ( def ), strepsirrhine ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of catarrhine¹

C19: from New Latin Catarrhina (for sense 1), all ultimately from Greek katarrhin having a hooked nose, from kata- down + rhis nose

Example Sentences

The most vulnerable species to COVID-19 were catarrhine primates — a group that include chimpanzees, bonobos, Western lowland gorillas, olive baboons and Sumatran orangutans — but the scientists compiled a database with 410 vertebrates, including 252 mammals, to determine which ones had an ACE2 receptor that was likely to help the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

From Salon

"Only mammals fell into the medium to very high categories and only catarrhine primates into the very high category, suggesting that they are at high risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection," the study authors said in the published report.

From Fox News

Catarrhine primates typically include orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees.

From Fox News

In the catarrhine primates, like macaques, it is generally absent, or reduced, with some indeterminate function.

From Slate

Semnopithecin�, sem-nō-pith-ē-sī′nē, n. a sub-family of catarrhine monkeys.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg