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tamarin

/tam-uh-rin, -ran/US // ˈtæm ə rɪn, -ˌræn //UK // (ˈtæmərɪn) //

塔马林,狨猴,塔玛林,塔玛琳

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus, having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.

Examples

  • Now, my new “best friends” are explorers who educate me on the importance of climate change, kelp forests, cotton-top tamarins and so much more!

  • Soon she was looking at the hearts of lions, tamarins and other animals.

  • The tamarin has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.

  • THIS animal, though very small, is still larger than either the ouistiti, or the tamarin.

  • One was a most engaging little fellow, a jet-black tamarin slightly larger than a squirrel.

  • Tamarin, tam′a-rin, n. a small South American squirrel-monkey.