Category:Teetee

Tee"tee, n. Etym: [sp. tití.]

1. (zoöl.)

Defn: 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. (zoöl.)

Defn: a diving petrel of australia (halodroma wrinatrix).