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Saimiri
Saimiri
See also: saimiri
Translingual
Proper noun
Saimiri m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – the squirrel monkeys.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Cebidae - family; Saimiriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Saimiri sciureus - type species; for other species see External links.
saimiri
saimiri
See also: Saimiri
English
Noun
saimiri (plural saimiris)
- squirrel monkey
- Any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys comprising the squirrel monkeys.