| 单词 | lion tamarin |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslion tamarin lion tamarin n. any of four tamarins of the Brazilian genus Leontopithecus (family Callitrichidae), characterized by gold, or black and gold fur and a mane of long hair; spec. the golden lion tamarin, L. rosalia.All the lion tamarins were formerly regarded as subspecies of the golden lion tamarin. ΚΠ 1837 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. III. 282/2 The Lioncito or Lion Tamarin (M. leoninus). This is in some respects the most interesting of all the tamarins, and it is also one of the smallest. 1907 W. F. Kirby Mammals of World 36 The native name of the Lion Tamarin is ‘Uistiti’. Like the Marmosets, they are easily tamed, and are often kept as pets. 1973 Primates 14 47 The lion tamarins of the genus Leontopithecus are among the rarest, most endangered and least known of New World Primates. 2002 National Geographic July Geographica, Conservation Four endangered species of lion tamarins live in Brazil's shrinking Atlantic coastal forest. < as lemmas |
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