tamarin

American  

[tam-uh-rin] / ˈtæm ə rɪn /

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.

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tamarin British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of tamarin

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

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Example Sentences

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tamarin

And in at least one species, the cotton-top tamarin, moms who have less available help are more likely to reject their infants than their counterparts who are parenting with a group are.

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

Another notable entry is the moustached tamarin, a small monkey from the Amazon.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

Before Irvin was arrested, the zoo shared on Facebook how Bella and Finn, the emperor tamarin monkeys, “were so happy to snuggle into their nest sack” upon their return.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023

After the first lab-confirmed death of a tamarin from yellow fever in 2018, her team’s census revealed the population of wild tamarins had dropped from 3,700 to around 2,500.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2023

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.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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