Saimiri

See also: saimiri

Translingual

Saimiri sciureus

Etymology

From a Tupian language.

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Proper noun

Saimiri m

1. 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
• Saimiri in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.