Tamarin \Tam"a*rin\, n. [From the native name in Cayenne.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South
American monkeys of the genus {Midas}, especially {M.
ursulus}.
tamarin
n : small South American marmoset with silky fur and long
nonprehensile tail [syn: {lion monkey}, {lion marmoset},
{leoncita}]