tamarinn.
/ˈtamərɪn/ A name for several species of the genus Midas of South American marmosets or squirrel-monkeys.
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1745 La Condamine Relat. Voy. Amér. Mérid. 165 On les nomme Pinchés à Maynas, et à Cayenne, Tamarins.]
1780 W. Smellie in tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VIII. 203 (note) In Cayenne, there are very small monkeys called tamarins, which are extremely beautiful. They exceed not the size of a squirrel.
1797 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 500/1 The tamarin, Sagoinus Midas, or great-eared monkey.
1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom V. 41 The Negro Tamarin.
1854 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana (1855) II. 452 The Marakina or Silky Tamarin.
1882 Proc. Zool. Soc. App. 789 Red-handed Tamarin.
1896 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 149 In Para, the Negro Tamarin is often seen in a tame state.
1899 Daily News 21 Nov. 5/1 The exceedingly rare monkey from South America, known as the red-bellied tamarin.
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