"Platyrrhini" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infraorder of New World monkeys, comprised of the families AOTIDAE; ATELIDAE; CEBIDAE; and PITHECIIDAE. They are found exclusively in the Americas.
| Descriptor ID |
D051078
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Platyrrhini- Platyrrhini
- Monkeys, New World
- Monkey, New World
- New World Monkey
- New World Monkeys
- World Monkey, New
- World Monkeys, New
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