Superfamily Platyrrhini (Noun)
Meaning
New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- All of the capuchin monkeys are classified within the superfamily Platyrrhini.
- The superfamily Platyrrhini includes species such as the douroucouli and the capuchin.
- This New World monkey is part of the superfamily Platyrrhini which comprises various primates such as the howler monkey.
- Phylogenetic analysis grouped woolly monkeys closer to the Atelidae and Pitheciidae in the superfamily Platyrrhini.
- Uakaris belong to the superfamily Platyrrhini which has approximately a total of one hundred sixty distinct species.