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LEONTOCEBUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tamarins

Synonyms:

genus Leontideus; genus Leontocebus; Leontocebus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Leontocebus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Leontocebus"):

leoncita; lion marmoset; lion monkey; tamarin (small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail)

Holonyms ("Leontocebus" is a member of...):

Callithricidae; family Callithricidae (marmosets)

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