TAMARIN Definition & Meaning

tamarin

[ tam-uh-rin ]

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noun

any of several South American monkeys of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus , having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered. pinche ²( def ), golden lion tamarin ( def ).

tamarin

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noun

any of numerous small monkeys of the genera Saguinus (or Leontocebus ) and Leontideus, of South and Central American forests; similar to the marmosets: family Callithricidae

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tamarin¹

First recorded in 1735–45; from French, from Carib

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of tamarin¹

C18: via French from Galibi

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Two golden lion tamarin twins and a critically endangered gentle lemur are among the latest newborns at the central London attraction.

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In the 1970s, when scientists began efforts to save the species, there were just 200 golden lion tamarins left, according to AMLD.

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Pied tamarins use several types of scent marking which have different functions, including passing on reproductive and territorial information.

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"Are we noticing any changes in the number of babies that, for example, the tamarins are having?"

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“It makes me so happy to see the tamarins playing free on my farm. They don’t only live in protected areas,” said Ayrton Violento, a farmer and entrepreneur in the small city of Silva Jardim.

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