Meaning of MARMOSET
| Pronunciation: | | 'mârmu`zet
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| | Definition: | | [n] small soft-furred South and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails |
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| | See Also: | | Callithricidae, Cebuella pygmaea, family Callithricidae, leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey, New World monkey, pygmy marmoset, tamarin, true marmoset | |
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| | Definition: | | \Mar"mo*set`\, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an
ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor
marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys
of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalid[ae]}.
They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail.
They are often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}.
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