Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the subfamily Pitheciineæ, containing such species as P. satanas, the black couxio. They are known as sakis amd fox-tailed monkeys. See cut on following page.
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- noun sakis
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Examples
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The nine primates include howler monkeys Alouatta seniculus, night monkeys Aotus trivirgatus, titi monkeys Callicebus torquatus, black uakari Cacajao melanocephalus, weeper capuchins Cebus olivaceus, and white-faced sakis Pithecia pithecia.
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These include: Saguinus midas, Saimiri sciureus, Pithecia pithecia, Cebus apella, and Alouatta seniculus.
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Coloring is far from uniform within Pithecia pithecia, another case of intraspecific variation.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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These individuals belong, more precisely, to Pithecia pithecia chrysocephala, the golden-faced subspecies of the white-faced saki.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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These individuals belong, more precisely, to Pithecia pithecia chrysocephala, the golden-faced subspecies of the white-faced saki.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Within the patch, surrounded on all sides by pasture and sunlight and the perversities of subsidy economics, lives a small population of Pithecia pithecia.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Coloring is far from uniform within Pithecia pithecia, another case of intraspecific variation.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Of Pithecia pithecia chrysocephala, the golden-faced saki, only six individuals remain.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Within the patch, surrounded on all sides by pasture and sunlight and the perversities of subsidy economics, lives a small population of Pithecia pithecia.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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East of the Rio Negro lives a third species of sloth monkey, now known as Pithecia pithecia.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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