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‖ callithrix, callitrix|ˈkælɪθrɪks|
Also 7 calitrich.
[L. callithrix, pl. callitriches a kind of ape or monkey in Ethiopia (Pliny viii. liv. 80 §216).]
A genus of small Brazilian monkeys.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 7 The Calitrich..may be termed in English a bearded Ape. 1688R. Holme Armoury ii. viii. §19 He beareth Gules, the Head of a Calitrich Ape. 1708Kersey Callithrix, a kind of Ape in Ethiopia, with a long beard, and a spread Tail. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1862) I. vii. i. 507 The Callitrix, or Green Monkey of St. Iago. |