cottontop

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noun

An arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin, Saguinus oedipus.

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Q-tipscottonseedcottonweed
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Meanings

nouncottontop (plural cottontops)

plural cottontops

  1. An arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin, Saguinus oedipus.
  2. A plant of species Micropus californicus.

    Synonyms: Q-tips, cottonseed, cottonweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant of species Micropus californicus.

Similar
Q-tipscottonseedcottonweed
Also see
cottonseedscaled quail

Origin

From cotton + top.

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APA

cottontop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottontop

MLA

“cottontop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottontop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cottontop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cottontop.

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