Definition of Silky tamarin

1. Noun. Golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane.

Exact synonyms: Leontocebus Rosalia
Generic synonyms: Leoncita, Lion Marmoset, Lion Monkey, Tamarin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silky Tamarin

silkweeds
silkwoman
silkwomen
silkwood
silkworm
silkworm moth
silkworm seed
silkworms
silky
silky anteater
silky cornel
silky dogwood
silky elm
silky oak
silky pocket mouse
silky tamarin (current term)
silky terrier
silky willow
silky wisteria
sill
sillabication
sillabub
sillabubs
silladar
silladars
sillage
sillages
sillcock
sillcocks
siller

Literary usage of Silky tamarin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The National Standard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Literature, the Sciences (1888)
"... though only aI few inches in length, * presenting a wonderful lion. Tamarind, tam'-u-rind. resemblance to the silky tamarin fruit called tamarinds. ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"The tamarind is widely cultivated through the tropics, being desir- das, as M. leoninas, the lion tamarin ; M. rosa- lia, the silky tamarin, or marikina fM. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"SM rosalia (the silky tamarin), Fur golden red; hair of the head long. Simia rosalia, Lin. Sys. Nat. 41. Midas rosalia. Geoff. ..."

4. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... or silky tamarin. This pretty little monkey is entirely of a golden-yellow, varying to a redder tint, and palest on the back and thighs. ..."

5. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1881)
"... or silky tamarin. This тегу beautiful litlle monkey is of a golden yellow color, ..."

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