Etymology

tamarin

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Today it means: One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus. Full definition →

Spanish tamarín
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromtamarín“tamarin”
  2. English todaytamarin

Borrowed from Spanish tamarín (“tamarin”), from tupi-guarani tamari.

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