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}]