Saimiri
See also: saimiri
Translingual
Etymology
From a Tupian language
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Proper noun
Saimiri m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cebidae – the squirrel monkeys.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Cebidae - family; Saimiriinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Saimiri sciureus - type species; for other species see References.
References
- Saimiri on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Saimiri on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Saimiri on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Lua error: The template Template:R:Mammals does not use the parameter(s):
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Saimiri in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.