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tamarin

/ˈtæməɹɪn/

tamarin noun: one of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.

tamarin: one of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus
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Noun

tamarin (plural tamarins)

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

Forms of tamarin

pluraltamarins

Origin of tamarin

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

Words formed from tamarin

Questions about tamarin

What does tamarin mean?
Tamarin means one of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
What part of speech is tamarin?
Tamarin is a noun.
How do you pronounce tamarin?
Tamarin is pronounced /ˈtæməɹɪn/.
What is the plural of tamarin?
The plural of tamarin is tamarins.

Words near tamarin in the dictionary

  1. tamaric
  2. tamaricaceous
  3. tamarics
  4. tamarillo
  5. tamarillos
  6. tamarin
  7. tamarind
  8. tamarind fish
  9. tamarind plum
  10. tamarind plums
  11. tamarindade

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