titi
1[tee-tee]
- any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
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Origin of titi
11820–30, Americanism; < American Spanish
titi
2[tee-tee, tahy-tahy]
- a shrub or small tree of the southern U.S., Cliftonia monophylla (black titi), having glossy leaves and elongated clusters of fragrant white flowers.
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Origin of titi
2First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain
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titi
1- any of several small omnivorous New World monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America, having long beautifully coloured fur and a long nonprehensile tail
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Word Origin for titi
via Spanish from Aymaran, literally: little cat
titi
2- any of various evergreen shrubs or small trees of the family Cyrillaceae of the southern US, esp the leatherwood and Cliftonia monophylla, which has white or pinkish fragrant flowers
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Word Origin for titi
C19: of American Indian origin
titi
3- NZ the sooty shearwater, Puffinus griseusSee muttonbird (def. 1)
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Word Origin for titi
Māori, of imitative origin
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Word Origin and History for titis
titi
1832, from native name in Tupi.
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