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Definition of Silky tamarin
1. Noun. Golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silky Tamarin
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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