Etymology

callithrix

cal·li·thrix
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Today it means: An African primate. Full definition →

Latin callithrix
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromcallithrix
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromcallithrix
  3. English todaycallithrix

Learned borrowing from Latin callithrix. First attested in 1572.

Words from the same roots

Latincallithrix all →

callitriche

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.