Tamarin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tamarin \Tam"a*rin\, n. [From the native name in Cayenne.]
     (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South
     American monkeys of the genus {Midas}, especially {Midas
     ursulus}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tamarin
       n : small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
           nonprehensile tail [syn: {lion monkey}, {lion marmoset},
           {leoncita}]