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nounPlural titis ˈtiːtiːtēˈtē A small forest-dwelling monkey of South America. 伶猴 Genus Callicebus, family Cebidae: several species Example sentencesExamples - Voss played me an interview with a hunter that included the man's evocative imitations of the calls of titi monkeys.
- And a few kilometres away, on the Pacific coast, American tourists sit in resorts, drinking cervezas and taking photos of the titi monkeys playing in a nearby tree.
- Robert Wallace, working for the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society, was surveying in Bolivia's Madidi national park five years ago when he found what he concluded was a previously unrecorded species of titi monkey.
OriginMid 18th century: from Aymara. RhymesBeatty, entreaty, graffiti, meaty, Nefertiti, peaty, sleety, sweetie, Tahiti, treaty nounPlural titis ˈtʌɪtʌɪˈtīˌtī another term for leatherwood (sense 1) Example sentencesExamples - A human path through the swamp is carved with a machete, although the resulting trail often seems like a feeble attempt at penetrating the hidden blackwater ponds and the massive jungles of titi, smilax, gallberry, cypress, and gum.
OriginEarly 19th century: perhaps of American Indian origin. nountēˈtē A small forest-dwelling monkey of South America. 伶猴 Genus Callicebus, family Cebidae: several species Example sentencesExamples - And a few kilometres away, on the Pacific coast, American tourists sit in resorts, drinking cervezas and taking photos of the titi monkeys playing in a nearby tree.
- Robert Wallace, working for the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society, was surveying in Bolivia's Madidi national park five years ago when he found what he concluded was a previously unrecorded species of titi monkey.
- Voss played me an interview with a hunter that included the man's evocative imitations of the calls of titi monkeys.
OriginMid 18th century: from Aymara. nounˈtīˌtī A shrub or small tree with leathery leaves. Family Cyrillaceae: three genera, especially Cyrilla and Cliftonia of the coastal southeastern US, each of which contains a single species: Cyrilla racemiflora (leatherwood) and Cliftonia monophylla (buckwheat tree or titi tree) Example sentencesExamples - A human path through the swamp is carved with a machete, although the resulting trail often seems like a feeble attempt at penetrating the hidden blackwater ponds and the massive jungles of titi, smilax, gallberry, cypress, and gum.
OriginEarly 19th century: perhaps of North American Indian origin. |