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▪ I. titi1|ˈtiːtiː|
[Native or local name, of various origin.]
1. In U.S., a name given to certain trees of N.O. Cyrillaceæ, as Cliftonia monophylla, Buckwheat tree, the black titi of Southern U.S., also to species of genus Cyrilla, esp. C. racemiflora, the Leatherwood of south-eastern U.S., distinguished as red titi or white titi.
1860Chapman Flora South. U.S. 273. 1880 Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) III. 147 Buckwheat Tree..an evergreen shrub in the gulf states... Its local name is titi. 1908Brutton & Shafer N. Amer. Trees 618.
2. A name of Oxydendron arboreum, N.O. Ericaceæ.
1903Small Flora S.E. United States 890.
3. See ti.
▪ II. titi2|ˈtiːtiː|
Also teetee.
[Native name in Tupi.]
A small long-coated monkey of the genus Callicebus, native to the tropical forests of S. America.
1832Macgillivray Humboldt's Trav. xvii. (1836) 230 The titi or Simia sciurea seems to have been a special favourite with Humboldt. 1879E. P. Wright Anim. Life 49 The Collared Teetee..is of a dark reddish-brown... It inhabits Brazil. 1883Athenæum 28 Apr. 545 The Secretary..called special attention..to an American teetee monkey of the genus Callithrix. 1896List Anim. Zool. Soc. 40 Genus Callithrix... Moloch Teetee..Black-fronted Teetee..Brown Teetee..Grey Teetee..Black-handed Teetee. 1927Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9th Ser. XIX. 509 (title) On the Titi Monkeys. Ibid., The British Museum has received..some further specimens of..the Yellow-handed Titis. 1963Mammalia XXVII. 3 Other names..have been applied to the titis of eastern Brazil. 1976Nature 23 Sept. 321/1 Titi monkeys..remain paired throughout the year. 1978Ibid. 18 May 193/2 Titis and siamangs carry the infant(s) for much of the day.
▪ III. titi, ti-ti
variant of teetee. |