'Saimiri' definitions:
Definition of 'Saimiri'
(from WordNet)
noun
Squirrel monkeys [syn: Saimiri, genus Saimiri]
Definition of 'saimiri'
From: 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]