callithrix

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Australia, Canada, US, UK/kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/Australia, Canada, US, UK/ˈkæl.ɪ.θɹɪks/Australia, Canada, US, UK, also/ˈkal.ɪ.θɹɪks/New Zealand/kəˈləθ.ɹəks/

noun

An African primate.

OriginLatin callithrix →
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Meanings

nouncallithrix (plural callithrices)

plural callithrices

  1. An African primate.

Origin

  1. Latincallithrix
  2. Latincallithrix
  3. Englishcallithrix

Learned borrowing from Latin callithrix. First attested in 1572.

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APA

callithrix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callithrix

MLA

“callithrix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callithrix. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “callithrix,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/callithrix.

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