Saguinus

Translingual

Etymology

From Portuguese sagui, borrowed from Tupian ("marmoset") + Latin -inus ("of, or pertaining to").

Proper noun

Saguinus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Callitrichidae – the tamarins.

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; Callitrichidae - family

References

• Saguinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saguinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Saguinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons