strepsirrhine

词形变化

strepsirrhines 复数 strepsirrhines

别名

strepsirhine

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    生物 动物学

词源

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).

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