Saimiri

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia ({Halodroma
        wrinatrix}).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Saimiri
       n : squirrel monkeys [syn: {genus Saimiri}]