teetee

n. [ Sp. tití. ] 1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small, soft-furred South American monkeys belonging to Callithrix, Chrysothrix, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee (Callithrix torquatus), and the squirrel teetee (Chrysothrix sciurea). Called also pinche, titi, and saimiri. See Squirrel monkey, under Squirrel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia (Halodroma wrinatrix). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Teetered p. pr. & vb. n. Teetering. ] [ Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw; cf. Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittarōn, G. zittern. ] To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to titter-totter. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The bobolink ] alit upon the flower, and teetered up and down. H. W. Beecher. [ 1913 Webster ]