tamarin Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
lion monkey; leoncita; lion marmoset.
WordNet
Tam"a*rin noun
Etymology
From the native name in Cayenne.Definitions
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South American monkeys of the genus Midas , especiallyM. ursulus .