Saimiri

See also: saimiri

Translingual

Saimiri sciureus

Etymology

From a Tupian language

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Proper noun

Saimiri m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – the squirrel monkeys.

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; Saimiriinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Saimiri sciureus - type species; for other species see References.

References

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

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