CALLITHRIX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Callithrix mean? 

• CALLITHRIX (noun)
  The noun CALLITHRIX has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets

  Familiarity information: CALLITHRIX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALLITHRIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Callithrix; genus Callithrix

Hypernyms ("Callithrix" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Callithrix"):

true marmoset (a marmoset)

Holonyms ("Callithrix" is a member of...):

Callithricidae; family Callithricidae (marmosets)

 Context examples 

The common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus.

(Marmoset, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, is a small primate characterized by a hairless face with a white mark on the forehead and is covered in grey fur with white tufts of hair surrounding its ears.

(Marmoset, NCI Thesaurus)