marmoset

mar·mo·set

 (mär′mə-sĕt′, -zĕt′)

n.

Any of various very small New World monkeys of the genera Callithrix and Cebuella, having a long tail and long incisors that they use to penetrate bark to extract gum and sap.

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[Middle English marmusette, a kind of small monkey, from Old French marmouset, grotesque figurine, alteration (influenced by marmouser, to murmur) of marmotte, marmot; see marmot.]

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marmoset

(ˈmɑːməˌzɛt)

n

1. (Animals) 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. (Animals) pygmy marmoset a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon

[C14: from Old French marmouset grotesque figure, of obscure origin]

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mar•mo•set

(ˈmɑr məˌzɛt, -ˌsɛt)

n.

any squirrel-sized South and Central American monkey of the family Callithricidae, having soft fur and a long nonprehensile tail.

[1350–1400; Middle English marmusette a kind of monkey, an idol < Old French marmouset, appar. derivative of marmos(er) to murmur]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

marmoset - small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Callithricidae, family Callithricidae - marmosets true marmoset - a marmoset Cebuella pygmaea, pygmy marmoset - the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey, tamarin - small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail

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Translations

uistiti

marmoset

[ˈmɑːməzet] N → tití m

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marmoset

n → Krallenaffe m, → Pinseläffchen nt

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marmoset

[ˈmɑːməʊˌzɛt] n → callitricide m

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