Leptorrhine
/ˌlɛptəˈraɪn/noun
Having a narrow nose, especially in anthropological or anatomical description.
Did you know?Leptorrhine is built from Greek *leptos* (“thin, fine, slender”) + *rhis/rhin-* (“nose”), the same ancient nose-root behind *rhinoceros*—literally “nose-horn.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
λεπτός (leptós)
“thin, fine, slender”
Ancient Greek
Greek
ῥίς, ῥιν- (rhís, rhin-)
“nose”
Late 19th Century
English
leptorrhine
“used in anthropology for a narrow-nosed facial type”
Modern English
English
leptorrhine
“describing a narrow nose or narrow-nosed facial profile”
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