Pitheciinae
Translingual
Etymology
Pithecia + -inae
Proper noun
Pitheciinae
- A taxonomic subfamily within the family Pitheciidae – the sakis and uakaris, monkeys of the New World.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Pitheciidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pithecia (sakis), Chiropotes (bearded sakis), Cacajao (uakaris) - genera
References
- Pitheciinae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.