tamarin

noun

tam·a·rin ˈta-mə-rən

-ˌran

: any of numerous small chiefly South American monkeys (genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus) that are related to the marmosets and have silky fur, a long tail, and lower canine teeth that are longer than the incisors

Examples of tamarin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Harley will be a companion to Tonks, an 11-year-old female Geoffroy’s tamarin, the aquarium said. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2024 Other conservation efforts have included protecting the rainforest habitats of cotton-top tamarins in Colombia through Proyecto Titi, repatriating white rhinos to Uganda, and reintroducing Puerto Rican crested toads back to the wild. —

Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024 Monkeys, including howler monkeys, orangutans, tamarins and mandrills. —

Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2024 Pied tamarins are 11 to 12 inch long monkeys with furry bodies and bare faces. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for tamarin

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