tamarin
NounUS[tam-er-uhn]/ˈtæmɚən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tailSynonyms: lion monkeylion marmosetleoncitaType of marmosetKinds pinche, silky tamarinMember of Leontocebus, genus Leontocebus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Tam′a·rin noun
Origin: From the native name in Cayenne.
Zoology Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South American monkeys of the genus Midas, especially Midas ursulus.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54