callitrichid

cal li tri chid |ˌkaliˈtrikid, -ˈtrī -ˌkæləˈtrɪkɪd | ▶noun Zoology a primate of a family (Callitrichidae or Callithricidae ) that comprises the marmosets and tamarins. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin Callitrichidae (plural ), from Greek kallitrikhos ‘beautiful-haired. ’

callitrichid

callitrichid |ˌkalɪˈtrʌɪkɪd | ▶noun Zoology a primate of a family (Callitrichidae or Callithricidae ) that comprises the marmosets and tamarins. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from modern Latin Callitrichidae (plural ), from Greek kallitrikhos ‘having beautiful hair ’.