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Definition of Jacchus
1. n. The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus.
Definition of Jacchus
1. Noun. The marmoset (''Hapale vulgaris'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jacchus
1. a South American monkey [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Jacchus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jacchus
Literary usage of Jacchus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1829)
"WS THE living specimen of Simia jacchus (Jig. 1.), Ouistiti, or, as it is called
by the English in South America, ..."
2. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"jacchus. Conch of ears large, bald, with a tuft of elongated hairs, ... jacchus,
Gray, PZS 1866. jacchus vulgaris. The Blade-eared Marmoset. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"S . J. auritus [the great eared jacchus]. Fur black varied with brown; tail
annulated black and ash. colour; with a white spot on the forehead ; and a tuft ..."
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