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LEONTOCEBUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Leontocebus mean?

• LEONTOCEBUS (noun)
The noun LEONTOCEBUS has 1 sense:

1. tamarins

Familiarity information: LEONTOCEBUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LEONTOCEBUS (noun)

Sense 1

Leontocebus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Tamarins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Leontideus; genus Leontocebus; Leontocebus

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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