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callithrix

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • kə-lĭth′rĭks after Greek
  • kăl′ĭ-thrĭks after Latin
  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/ after Greek
  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæl.ɪ.θɹɪks/ after Latin
  • Australian, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also: /ˈkal.ɪ.θɹɪks/
  • New-Zealand: /kəˈləθ.ɹəks/ after Greek
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkɛl.ə.θɹəks/ after Latin
  • Scotland: /kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/ after Greek
  • Scotland: /kʌˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/
  • Scotland: /ˈkal.ɪ.θɹɪks/ after Latin
  • India: /kaˈlɪt̪.ɾɪks/ after Greek
  • India: /ˈka(ː)l.ɪ.t̪ɾɪks/ after Latin

1

noun

Meaning 1

An African primate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Callithrix

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mammal genus

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin callithrix. First attested in 1572.