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Callitrichidae

Callithrichidae

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Callithrichidae

  1. A taxonomic family within the parvorder Platyrrhini – marmosets and tamarins, now usually subfamily Callithrichinae in family Cebidae.

Etymology

New Latin Callithrix +‎ -idae, from Ancient Greek καλή ‎(kalḗ, “beautiful”) + τριχός ‎(trikhós, “hair”)

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