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One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.

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  1. n. One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.
  2. adj. of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
  3. n. of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
  4. One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey.
  5. One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including theOld World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together andturned downward. See Monkey.
  6. a. of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward