| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Callithrix" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Callithrix
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A genus of Callitrichinae occurring in forests of Brazil and Bolivia and containing eight species. They are C.jacchus (common marmoset), C.argentata (black-tailed marmoset), C.chrysoleuca (yellow-legged or golden marmoset), C.aurita (white-eared marmoset), C.flaviceps (buff-headed marmoset), C.penicillata (black-pencilled or black-eared marmoset), C.geoffroyi (white-fronted or Geoffrey's marmoset) and C.santaremensis (Santarem marmoset). (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Callithrix
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Genus Callithrix | Type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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