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FAMILY CALLITHRICIDAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marmosets
Synonyms:
Callithricidae; family Callithricidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("family Callithricidae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Callithricidae"):
marmoset (small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails)
Callithrix; genus Callithrix (type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets)
Cebuella; genus Cebuella (pygmy marmosets)
genus Leontideus; genus Leontocebus; Leontocebus (tamarins)
Holonyms ("family Callithricidae" is a member of...):
Platyrrhini; superfamily Platyrrhini (New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin)
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