strepsirrhine

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

From Strepsirrhini, itself formed from Ancient Greek στρέψις + ῥινός, referring to the sinuous (comma-shaped) appearance of the nostrils on the rhinarium (wet nose).

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