Callithrichidae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin Callithrix +‎ -idae, from Ancient Greek καλή (kalḗ, “beautiful”) + τριχός (trikhós, “hair”)

Proper noun

Callithrichidae

A taxonomic family within the order Primates – marmosets and tamarins, sometimes subfamily Callithrichinae in family Cebidae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Cebidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Callimico, Callithrix, Leontopithecus, Saguinus; Saimiri - extant genera

References

Callithrichidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Callithrichidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Callithrichidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Callithrichinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.

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