tamarin

noun

tam·​a·​rin ˈta-mə-rən How to pronounce tamarin (audio)
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: any of numerous small chiefly South American monkeys (genus Saguinus) that are related to the marmosets and have silky fur, a long tail, and lower canine teeth that are longer than the incisors

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The Zoo was kind enough to send over some adorable photos and videos of their Thanksgiving feast, which included a tamarin eating a pumpkin, a tortoise eating an apple and sun bears chomping on gourds. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2024 Housed in five separate cages, the deceased monkeys included the De Brazza species as well as one common squirrel monkey, cotton-top tamarins and white-faced sakis. Reuters, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024 The animals, a De Brazza’s monkey, one common squirrel monkey, three cotton-top tamarins and three white-faced sakis, were found dead at the city’s Zoological and Botanical Gardens (HKZBG) on Sunday, Hong Kong’s Leisure and Cultural Services Department said in a statement. Reuters, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for tamarin 

Word History

Etymology

French tamary, tamarin, perhaps of Tupian origin

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tamarin was in 1780

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“Tamarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamarin. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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