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Definition of Cebidae
1. Noun. All the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins.
Exact synonyms: Family Cebidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Platyrrhini, Superfamily Platyrrhini
Member holonyms: Cebus, Genus Cebus, Aotus, Genus Aotus, Alouatta, Genus Alouatta, Genus Pithecia, Pithecia, Cacajao, Genus Cacajao, Callicebus, Genus Callicebus, Ateles, Genus Ateles, Genus Saimiri, Saimiri, Genus Lagothrix, Lagothrix
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Platyrrhini, Superfamily Platyrrhini
Member holonyms: Cebus, Genus Cebus, Aotus, Genus Aotus, Alouatta, Genus Alouatta, Genus Pithecia, Pithecia, Cacajao, Genus Cacajao, Callicebus, Genus Callicebus, Ateles, Genus Ateles, Genus Saimiri, Saimiri, Genus Lagothrix, Lagothrix
Medical Definition of Cebidae
1. The family of new world monkeys consisting of nine subfamilies: alouattinae (howler monkeys), aotinae (night monkeys), atelinae (spider monkeys), callicebinae (titis), callimiconinae (goeldi's marmosets), callitrichinae (marmosets), cebinae (capuchin monkeys), pithecinae (sakis), and saimirinae (squirrel monkeys). They inhabit the forests of south and central america, comprising the largest family of south american monkeys. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cebidae
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