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strepsirrhine

strepsirrhine noun: any member of the clade Strepsirrhini, one of the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).

Noun

strepsirrhine (plural strepsirrhines)

  1. Any member of the clade Strepsirrhini, one of the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).

Forms of strepsirrhine

pluralstrepsirrhines

Origin of strepsirrhine

From Strepsirrhini (“a taxon of Primates”), itself formed from Ancient Greek στρέψις (strépsis, “a turning [inward]”) + ῥινός (rhinós, “nose”), referring to the sinuous (comma-shaped) appearance of the nostrils on the rhinarium (wet nose).

Questions about strepsirrhine

What does strepsirrhine mean?
Strepsirrhine means any member of the clade Strepsirrhini, one of the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).
What part of speech is strepsirrhine?
Strepsirrhine is a noun.
What is the plural of strepsirrhine?
The plural of strepsirrhine is strepsirrhines.

Words near strepsirrhine in the dictionary

  1. strepsipteran
  2. strepsipterans
  3. strepsipterous
  4. strepsirhine
  5. strepsirhines
  6. strepsirrhine
  7. strepsirrhines
  8. streptactin
  9. streptamines
  10. streptamycin
  11. streptaster

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