About The Word Marmoset
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Marmoset
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What's The Definition Of Marmoset?
[n] small soft-furred South and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
Synonyms | Synonyms for Marmoset: Related Terms | Find terms related to Marmoset: See Also | Callithricidae | Cebuella pygmaea | family Callithricidae | leoncita | lion marmoset | lion monkey | New World monkey | pygmy marmoset | tamarin | true marmoset Marmoset In Webster's Dictionary \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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