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titi

/ˈtiːtiː/

titi noun: any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.

titi: any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their...
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Noun (1)

titi (plural titis)

  1. Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.

Noun (2)

titi (plural titis)

  1. (New Zealand) Mutton bird.
    • Titis are impressive fliers, migrating from their breeding islands in the Southern Hemisphere to sub-arctic waters between Japan and Alaska and back again each year […]2002, The National Geographic Magazine, volume 202, page 94

Noun (3)

titi (plural titis)

  1. A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
    Synonyms:
    black titi, buckwheat tree, ironwood
  2. Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.
    Synonyms:
    white titi

titi meaning in Tamil

titi in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Synonyms of titi

  • black titi
  • buckwheat tree
  • ironwood
  • white titi

Forms of titi

pluraltitis

Origin of titi

Borrowed from Māori.

Words formed from titi

Phrases with titi

Words that rhyme with titi

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Questions about titi

What does titi mean?
Titi means any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
What is titi in Tamil?
Titi in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Titi meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is titi?
Titi is a noun.
How do you pronounce titi?
Titi is pronounced /ˈtiːtiː/.
What is the plural of titi?
The plural of titi is titis.

Words near titi in the dictionary

  1. tithonometers
  2. Tithonus
  3. Tiths
  4. tithymal
  5. tithymals
  6. titi
  7. titian
  8. Titianesque
  9. Titianic
  10. titians
  11. Titicaca

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: titi (page history and authors); titi (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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