tamarin (redirected from Tamarins)

tam·a·rin  (tm-rn, -rn)

n.

Any of various small, long-tailed, arboreal monkeys of the genera Leontideus and Saguinus of Central and South America, closely related to and resembling the marmosets but having a larger body, longer limbs, and lower canines that extend well beyond the incisors.

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[French, from Galibi.]

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tamarin [ˈtæmərɪn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous small monkeys of the genera Saguinus (or Leontocebus) and Leontideus, of South and Central American forests; similar to the marmosets: family Callithricidae

[via French from Galibi]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tamarin - small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey marmoset - small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails genus Leontideus, genus Leontocebus, Leontocebus - tamarins Leontocebus rosalia, silky tamarin - golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane Leontocebus oedipus, pinche - South American tamarin with a tufted head