tamarin

[tam-uh-rin]

noun

1. 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.

tamarin

/ ˈtæmərɪn /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of tamarin¹

First recorded in 1735–45; from French, from Carib

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamarin¹

C18: via French from Galibi

Example Sentences

They have undergone or are currently involved in successful reintroductions to the wild: Karner blue butterfly, red wolf, black-footed ferret, whooping crane, golden-lion tamarin.

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Two golden lion tamarin twins and a critically endangered gentle lemur are among the latest newborns at the central London attraction.

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In the 1970s, when scientists began efforts to save the species, there were just 200 golden lion tamarins left, according to AMLD.

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Long calls are especially important in fragmented forests which is the case in Manaus, as the urban landscape encroaches further into the pied tamarins' territory.

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"Are we noticing any changes in the number of babies that, for example, the tamarins are having?"

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