広こう鼻び猿えん類るい

noun

platyrrhine; New World monkey

Technical term in primatology for the infraorder Platyrrhini, characterized by wide, sideways-facing nostrils. Contrasts with 狭鼻猿類 (Catarrhini).

See also: 狭鼻猿類

• 広こう鼻び猿えん類るいにはクモザルやマーモセットが含ふくまれる。

  Platyrrhines include spider monkeys and marmosets.