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GENUS LEONTOCEBUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Leontocebus mean?
• GENUS LEONTOCEBUS (noun)
The noun GENUS LEONTOCEBUS has 1 sense:
1. tamarins
Familiarity information: GENUS LEONTOCEBUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tamarins
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Leontideus; genus Leontocebus; Leontocebus
Hypernyms ("genus Leontocebus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Leontocebus"):
leoncita; lion marmoset; lion monkey; tamarin (small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail)
Holonyms ("genus Leontocebus" is a member of...):
Callithricidae; family Callithricidae (marmosets)
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