What does "tamarin" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "tamarin"?

Common synonyms include: animal, antelope, armadillo, bat, callitrichid, elephant.

/ˈtæməɹɪn/ noun

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Noun

1
One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
2
small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail wordnet

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