[ noun ] small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail <noun.animal>
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 {Midas ursulus}.
"It is a beautiful and interesting primate," Beck said. "But probably more important is, if it can survive, virtually the entire ecosystem can survive." The golden lion tamarin is what biologists call a flagship species.
The golden lion tamarin is a cat-size primate with a leonine mane and bright, burnt-orange fur.