adjective
- of or relating to primates of the Old World (Africa, Asia, Europe) that have nostrils close together and pointing downward, including monkeys, apes, and humans
Usage: zoology; technical
noun
- a catarrhine primate; a member of the infraorder Catarrhini
Usage: zoology; technical
Examples
- Humans are catarrhine primates.
- The catarrhine monkeys of Africa include baboons and mandrills.
- Catarrhines are distinguished from New World monkeys by their nostril structure.
- Apes are classified as catarrhine primates.
- The fossil record shows that catarrhines diverged from platyrrhines millions of years ago.