狭きょう鼻び猿えん類るい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

catarrhine; Old World monkey

Scientific term for primates of infraorder Catarrhini, characterized by downward-facing nostrils that are close together. Old World monkeys, apes, and humans are also used. Often contrasted with 広鼻猿類 (platyrrhines/New World monkeys).

See also: 広鼻猿類

• 狭きょう鼻び猿えん類るいにはヒトやチンパンジーが含ふくまれる。

  Catarrhines include humans and chimpanzees.

• 狭きょう鼻び猿えん類るいの鼻び孔こうは下か方ほうを向むいている。

  The nostrils of catarrhines point downward.