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callithrix

Syllables: cal·li·thrixUK/kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/

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New Zealand/kəˈləθ.ɹəks/

callithrix noun: an African primate.

Noun

callithrix (plural callithrices)

  1. An African primate.

Forms of callithrix

pluralcallithrices

Origin of callithrix

Learned borrowing from Latin callithrix. First attested in 1572.

Questions about callithrix

What does callithrix mean?
Callithrix means an African primate.
What part of speech is callithrix?
Callithrix is a noun.
How do you pronounce callithrix?
Callithrix is pronounced /kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/ (UK).
What is the plural of callithrix?
The plural of callithrix is callithrices.

Words near callithrix in the dictionary

  1. Callistoans
  2. Callistonian
  3. callithamnioid
  4. callithamnioids
  5. callithrices
  6. callithrix
  7. callithump
  8. callithumpian
  9. callithumps
  10. callitriche
  11. callitriches

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