Callithrix

See also: callithrix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin callĭthrix, from Ancient Greek καλλίθριξ (kallíthrix).

Proper noun

Callithrix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – the 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; Cebidae - family; Callithrichinae - subfamily

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
Callithrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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