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Meaning of TAMARIN

Pronunciation:  'tamureen

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
 
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 Synonyms: leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey
 
 See Also: genus Leontideus, genus Leontocebus, Leontocebus, Leontocebus oedipus, Leontocebus rosalia, marmoset, pinche, silky tamarin

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tam"a*rin\, n. [From the native name in Cayenne.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South
American monkeys of the genus {Midas}, especially {M.
ursulus}.
 

 

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