Genus Callithrix (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Callithrix is a genus of New World monkeys of the family Callitrichidae, the family containing all the marmosets and tamarins.
- The genus Callithrix comprises two species: the white-eared marmoset and the common marmoset.
- The Callithrix is the type genus of the Callitrichidae, which comprises the true marmosets.
- There are several species within the genus Callithrix, including the white-eared marmoset.
- The genus Callithrix is allied to Leontopithecus and Saguinus, and all the species of the three genera are called true marmosets.