marmoset
mar·mo·set / ˈmärməˌset; -ˌzet/ • n. a small Central and South American monkey (genera Callithrix and Cebuella, family Callitrichidae) with a silky coat and a long nonprehensile tail.
marmoset
marmoset Small, diurnal, arboreal monkey of tropical America. Among the smallest of the monkeys, marmosets are the size of small squirrels. They have soft, dense fur and sickle-shaped nails. Family Callitrichidae; typical genus Callithrix.
marmoset
marmoset small monkey XIV; †grotesque figure XV; †term of playful reproach XVI. — (O)F. marmouset (latinized marmosetus) grotesque image, little man or boy, (dial.) ape. of unkn. orig.
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