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CEBUELLA PYGMAEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cebuella pygmaea mean? 

CEBUELLA PYGMAEA (noun)
  The noun CEBUELLA PYGMAEA has 1 sense:

1. the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazonplay

  Familiarity information: CEBUELLA PYGMAEA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CEBUELLA PYGMAEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cebuella pygmaea; pygmy marmoset

Hypernyms ("Cebuella pygmaea" is a kind of...):

marmoset (small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails)

Holonyms ("Cebuella pygmaea" is a member of...):

Cebuella; genus Cebuella (pygmy marmosets)


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