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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
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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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