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Etymology of the English word platyrrhine

the English word platyrrhine

derived from the New Latin word Platyrrhina

derived from the Greek word platurrhis

derived from the Greek word rhis, ῥίς (nose)

using the Greek prefix platu-, πλατυ-

derived from the Greek word platus, πλατύς (flat; spread out 'flat' ('plot'); broad)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *plat-

Word found in Modern English