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Broadnosed (Adjective)

Meaning

Of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The family Pitheciidae consists of broadnosed New World monkeys like the tamarins and the uakaris.
  • The physical characteristic of being broadnosed is not unique to specific species of monkeys but can also be observed in certain human populations.
  • Children of broadnosed parents were often teased for their distinctive facial feature when they were young.
  • This is because the broadnosed monkeys are diurnal creatures that sleep in forests during the night and hunt for food in the daytime.
  • Scientists studied the relationship between facial features and environmental adaptations in broadnosed individuals from different parts of the world.

Synonyms

  • Platyrrhinian
  • Platyrhine
  • Platyrrhinic
  • Platyrhinian
  • Platyrrhine
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