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marmoset
(mɑːʳməzet)
Word forms: plural marmosets
countable noun
A marmoset is a type of small monkey.
marmoset in British English
(ˈmɑːməˌzɛt)
noun
1.
any small South American monkey of the genus Callithrix and related genera, having long hairy tails, clawed digits, and tufts of hair around the head and ears: family Callithricidae
2. pygmy marmoset
Word origin
C14: from Old French marmouset grotesque figure, of obscure originmarmoset in American English
(ˈmɑrməˌzɛt; ˈmɑrməˌsɛt)
noun
any of a family (Callithricidae) of very small New World monkeys of South and CentralAmerica, with thick, soft, variously colored fur
Word origin
ME < OFr marmouset, grotesque figure < ?: form prob. infl. by marmouser, to mumble, grumble, of echoic orig.Image ofmarmoset
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