tamarin

[ tam-uh-rin, -ran ]

/ ˈtæm ə rɪn, -ˌræn /

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noun

any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.

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Origin of tamarin

1735–45; <French <Carib

Words nearby tamarin

tamarack, tamarao, tamarau, tamari, tamarillo, tamarin, tamarind, tamarisk, tamas, tamasha, Tamatave

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How to use tamarin in a sentence

At first, his team thought the tamarins were marking their territory — applying their scent to warn other animals away.
Several mammals use a South American tree as their pharmacy|Emily Shepherd|September 28, 2022|Science News For Students
I released the foot jam and swung like a tamarin, stabbed my toe at the shoulder-level horn out right and stuck it, locked down and grabbed a little sloping edge no bigger than a pencil and greasy as a Schüblig sausage.
Lessons Learned from a Setback at the Crag|Delaney Miller|July 28, 2022|Outside Online
Now, my new “best friends” are explorers who educate me on the importance of climate change, kelp forests, cotton-top tamarins and so much more!
'A Year Full of Emotions.' What Kids Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic|Allison Singer|June 12, 2021|Time
Soon she was looking at the hearts of lions, tamarins and other animals.
When physicians and veterinarians team up, all species benefit|Liz Devitt|November 5, 2020|Science News For Students

The tamarin has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
THIS animal, though very small, is still larger than either the ouistiti, or the tamarin.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
One was a most engaging little fellow, a jet-black tamarin slightly larger than a squirrel.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson
Tamarin, tam′a-rin, n. a small South American squirrel-monkey.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tamarin

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

Word Origin for tamarin

C18: via French from Galibi

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