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cottontop

cottontop noun: an arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin, Saguinus oedipus.

Noun

cottontop (plural cottontops)

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

Synonyms of cottontop

Forms of cottontop

pluralcottontops

Origin of cottontop

From cotton + top.

Words formed from cottontop

Phrases with cottontop

Questions about cottontop

What does cottontop mean?
Cottontop means an arboreal, diurnal New World tamarin, Saguinus oedipus.
What part of speech is cottontop?
Cottontop is a noun.
What is the plural of cottontop?
The plural of cottontop is cottontops.

Words near cottontop in the dictionary

  1. Cottonshopeburnfoot
  2. cottontail
  3. cottontails
  4. cottonthistle
  5. cottonthistles
  6. cottontop
  7. cottontop tamarin
  8. cottontop tamarins
  9. cottontops
  10. Cottonvale
  11. cottonwear

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