Main Entry:

tam·a·rin

Pronunciation:

\ˈta-mə-rən, -ˌran\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French tamary, tamarin, perhaps of Tupian origin

Date:

1780

: any of numerous small chiefly South American monkeys (genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus) that are related to the marmosets and have silky fur, a long tail, and lower canine teeth that are longer than the incisors