Meanings
nounlion tamarin (plural lion tamarins)
plural lion tamarins
- Any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the genus Leontopithecus.
Origin
Named so because of the mane surrounding their face.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch leeuwaapje
- leeuwaapjeany of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
German Löwenäffchen
- Löwenäffchenany of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
Japanese ライオンタマリン, 獅子猿
- ライオンタマリン (raiontamarin)any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
- 獅子猿 (shishizaru)any of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
Portuguese mico-leão
- mico-leãoany of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
Spanish tamarino león, tití león
- tamarino leónany of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
- tití leónany of four species of small New World monkeys that constitute the Leontopithecus genus
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APA
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MLA
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Chicago
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