chrysothrix sciurea

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chrysothrix sciurea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Teetee \Tee"tee\, n. [Sp. tit['i].]
     1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small, soft-furred
        South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix,
        Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee
        (Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee
        (Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and
        saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel.
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     2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia (Halodroma  wrinatrix
        ).
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