Tamarin is a city located in Suriname. It serves as a geographical location within the country's regional landscape.
While the name "Tamarin" is associated with a city in Suriname, it is also the common name for squirrel-sized New World monkeys belonging to the family Callitrichidae and the genus Saguinus. These primates are recognized as the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, making them the sister group to a clade that includes lion tamarins, Goeldi's monkeys, and marmosets.