tamarin

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/ˈtæməɹɪn/

noun

One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.

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lion monkeylion marmosetleoncita
OriginSpanish tamarín →
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Meanings

nountamarin (plural tamarins)

plural tamarins

  1. One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail

Similar
lion monkeylion marmosetleoncita
Broader
marmoset

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishtamarín“tamarin”
  2. Englishtamarin

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

More words from Spanish

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 檉柳猴 /柽柳猴
  • 檉柳猴 /柽柳猴 (chēngliǔhóu)monkey
Dutch tamarin
  • tamarinmonkey
Finnish tamariini
  • tamariinimonkey
French tamarin
  • tamarinmonkey
Japanese タマリン
  • タマリン (tamarin)monkey
Romanian tamarin
  • tamarinmonkey
Russian тамари́н
  • тамари́н (tamarín)monkey

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Martinamartian
Cite this entry
APA

tamarin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamarin

MLA

“tamarin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamarin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tamarin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tamarin.

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