tamarin

[ tam-uh-rin, -ran ]

/ ˈtæm ə rɪn, -ˌræn /

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.

Origin of tamarin

1735–45; <French <Carib

Words nearby tamarin

tamarack, tamarao, tamarau, tamari, tamarillo, tamarin, tamarind, tamarisk, tamas, tamasha, Tamatave

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Example sentences from the Web for tamarin

Tamarin, tam′a-rin, n. a small South American squirrel-monkey.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
THIS animal, though very small, is still larger than either the ouistiti, or the tamarin.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The tamarin has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

British Dictionary definitions for tamarin

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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单词	tamarin
释义	tamarin [ tam-uh-rin, -ran ] / ˈtæm ə rɪn, -ˌræn / 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. Origin of tamarin 1735–45; <French <Carib Words nearby tamarin tamarack, tamarao, tamarau, tamari, tamarillo, tamarin, tamarind, tamarisk, tamas, tamasha, Tamatave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tamarin Tamarin, tam′a-rin, n. a small South American squirrel-monkey. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various THIS animal, though very small, is still larger than either the ouistiti, or the tamarin. Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon The tamarin has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors. Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)\|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon British Dictionary definitions for tamarin 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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