callithrix/kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/callithrix means an African primate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 94 out of 100.callithrix is pronounced /kəˈlɪθ.ɹɪks/.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin callithrix. First attested in 1572.nounAn African primate.