Callithrix
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See also: callithrix
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin callĭthrix, from Ancient Greek καλή (kalḗ, “beautiful”) + τριχός (trikhós, “hair”).
Proper noun
Callithrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Callitrichidae – Atlantic marmosets, of the Atlantic Forest of southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, and far northern Argentina.
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; Callitrichidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Callithrix jacchus (common marmoset) - type species; Callithrix penicillata (black-tufted marmoset), Callithrix kuhlii (Wied's marmoset), Callithrix geoffroyi (white-headed marmoset), Callithrix flaviceps (buffy-headed marmoset), Callithrix aurita (buffy-tufted marmoset) - other species
References
Callithrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Callithrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Callithrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
