tamarin

«tamarin» in Mova's school dictionary: A small monkey from the rainforests of Central and South… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a tamarin, tamarins)

meaning for a pupil

A small monkey from the rainforests of Central and South America, with silky fur and a long tail; some, like the golden lion tamarin, have a bright mane. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons tamarins appear in topics about rainforests, food chains and endangered animals. The golden lion tamarin is a famous example of an animal saved by zoos and protected forests. They live in family groups and the fathers often carry the babies. Phrases: «golden lion tamarin», «cotton-top tamarin», «emperor tamarin».

examples

• A tamarin is small enough to sit in your hands. tree →
• The golden lion tamarin has orange fur like a little lion. tree →
• Tamarins eat fruit, insects and tree sap. tree →
• At the zoo we saw a family of tamarins jumping between branches. tree →
• The emperor tamarin has a long white moustache. tree →
• Tamarin fathers often carry the twin babies on their backs. tree →
• Cutting down the rainforest puts tamarins in danger. tree →

note

Countable: one tamarin, two tamarins. Do not confuse with «tamarind», a fruit tree, or «tambourine», a musical instrument.

In the corpora

• Tamarins and marmosets usually have twins, and the father and older brothers and sisters carry the babies most of the time.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tamarin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.