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tamarin|ˈtæmərɪn|
[a. F. tamarin (La Condamine 1745), a. native name in the Galibi or Carib dial. of Cayenne.]
A name for several species of the genus Midas of South American marmosets or squirrel-monkeys.
[1745La Condamine Relat. Voy. Amér. Mérid. 165 On les nomme Pinches à Maynas, et à Cayenne. Tamarins.] 1780Smellie tr. Buffon's Nat. Hist. (1791) VIII. 203 note, In Cayenne, there are very small monkeys called tamarins, which are extremely beautiful. They exceed not the size of a squirrel. 1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XVII. 500/1 The tamarin, Sagoinus Midas, or great-eared monkey. 1854H. G. Dalton Brit. Guiana (1855) II. 452 The Marakina or Silky Tamarin. 1881,1896Negro tamarin [see Negro 7]. 1882Red-handed tamarin [see red-handed a. 2]. 1899Daily News 21 Nov. 5/1 The exceedingly rare monkey from South America, known as the red-bellied tamarin. |