noun
Haplorhini; haplorhines
Scientific taxonomic term for the primate suborder Haplorhini, which includes tarsiers, monkeys, and apes. Used mainly in biology and primatology contexts.
直鼻猿亜目にはメガネザルや真猿類が含まれる。
The suborder Haplorhini includes tarsiers and simians.
Refers to the other primate suborder, Strepsirrhini (lemurs, lorises, etc.), contrasting with Haplorhini.
Compound of 直鼻猿 (Haplorhini, literally 'straight-nosed monkey') and 亜目 (suborder). The term is a modern scientific coinage based on taxonomic classification.