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tamarin
[ tam-uh-rin ]
noun
- any of several South American monkeys of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus , having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered. pinche 2( def ), golden lion tamarin ( def ).
tamarin
/ ˈtæmərɪn /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tamarin1
First recorded in 1735–45; from French, from Carib
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tamarin1
C18: via French from Galibi
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Example Sentences
The tamarin has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.
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THIS animal, though very small, is still larger than either the ouistiti, or the tamarin.
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One was a most engaging little fellow, a jet-black tamarin slightly larger than a squirrel.
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Tamarin, tam′a-rin, n. a small South American squirrel-monkey.
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