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saimiri

Teetee \Tee"tee\, n. [Sp. tit['i].]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) A diving petrel of Australia ( Halodroma wrinatrix).

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saimiri

n. 1 squirrel monkey 2 Any member of ''Saimiri'', a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys comprising the squirrel monkeys.