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GENUS CALLITHRIX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Callithrix mean?
• GENUS CALLITHRIX (noun)
The noun GENUS CALLITHRIX has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
Familiarity information: GENUS CALLITHRIX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Callithrix; genus Callithrix
Hypernyms ("genus Callithrix" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Callithrix"):
true marmoset (a marmoset)
Holonyms ("genus Callithrix" is a member of...):
Callithricidae; family Callithricidae (marmosets)
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