tam·a·rin

(tăm′ə-rĭn, -răn′)

Any of various small, long-tailed, arboreal monkeys of the genera Leontopithecus 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.

[French, from Galibi.]

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tamarin

(ˈtæmərɪn)

(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

[C18: via French from Galibi]

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tam•a•rin

(ˈtæm ə rɪn, -ˌræn)

n.

any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontideus.

[1735–45; < French < Carib]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

Translations

тамарин

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