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Webster 1913 Edition
Marmoset
Mar′mo-setˊ
(mär′mō̍-zĕtˊ; 277)
, Noun.
[F.
marmouset
a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum
, fr. L. marmor
marble. Perhaps confused with marmot
. See Marble
.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera
Hapale
and Midas
, family Hapalidae
. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey
. 2.
Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus
Spermophilus
; also, the prairie dog. Webster 1828 Edition
Marmoset
M`ARMOSET
,Noun.
Definition 2024
marmoset
marmoset
English
a marmoset
Noun
marmoset (plural marmosets)
- A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, or Mico, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque. [15th-19th c.]
- (pejorative, now rare) An unappealing or foolish man. [from 16th c.]
Translations
small monkey
See also
-
marmoset on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia