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leptorrhine

Definitions of leptorrhine
  1. adjective
    having a long narrow nose
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    antonyms:
    catarrhine
    of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward
    platyrrhine
    of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses
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