noun
all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins
• Syn: ↑family Cebidae
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Platyrrhini, ↑superfamily Platyrrhini
• Member Meronyms:
↑Cebus, ↑genus Cebus, ↑Aotus, ↑genus Aotus, ↑Alouatta, ↑genus Alouatta, ↑Pithecia, ↑genus Pithecia, ↑Cacajao, ↑genus Cacajao, ↑Callicebus, ↑genus Callicebus, ↑Ateles, ↑genus Ateles, ↑Saimiri, ↑genus Saimiri, ↑Lagothrix, ↑genus Lagothrix
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Cebidae /sebˈi-dē/ plural noun
A family including all the New World monkeys except the marmosets
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Main Entry: ↑Cebus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.