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Definition of Leoncita
1. Noun. Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail.
Generic synonyms: Marmoset
Group relationships: Genus Leontideus, Genus Leontocebus, Leontocebus
Specialized synonyms: Leontocebus Rosalia, Silky Tamarin, Leontocebus Oedipus, Pinche
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leoncita
Literary usage of Leoncita
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1903)
"The right hank of leoncita creek, three-quarters of a mile above the crossing of the
... The exposures on Bill Walker branch of leoncita creek show the same ..."
2. Travels Through the Interior Provinces of Colombia by John Potter Hamilton (1827)
"One of my servants bought at an Indian cottage for two reals, a little animal
called leoncita (or the little lion) : it is exactly the shape of a lion in ..."
3. Travels Through the Interior Provinces of Columbia by John Potter Hamilton (1827)
"One of my servants bought at an Indian cottage for two reals, a little animal
called leoncita (or the little lion) : it is exactly the shape of a lion in ..."
4. Laws Passed by the ... Legislature of the State of Texas by Texas (1889)
"Co.; thence north to the Pecos County line; thence northwest along the Pecos
County line to a point due north of leoncita Springs ..."
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