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‖ mico Obs.|ˈmiːkəʊ|
[Sp. mico, a. Tupi micó, = Carib mecou, applied to various species of monkey.]
A small South American marmoset of the genus Hapale.
1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. (ed. 3) I. 55 Among the monkies of this country [Carthagena], the most common are the micos, which are also the smallest. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1824) II. 158 The last, least, and most beautiful of all [the sagoins], is the Mico. 1867–8Nat. Encycl. IX. 36 Mico, a beautiful species of monkey. |