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marmoset

[ mahr-muh-set, -zet ]

noun

  1. any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.


marmoset

/ ˈmɑːməˌzɛt /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of marmoset1

1350–1400; Middle English marmusette a kind of monkey, an idol < Old French marmouset, apparently equivalent to marmos ( er ) to murmur ( marm- ( marmot ) + -oser v. suffix) + -et -et

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Word History and Origins

Origin of marmoset1

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

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Example Sentences

When in the canoe, the marmoset played with Grampus, as the dog was named; and when on shore it invariably travelled on his back.

It was a peculiar and remarkable and altogether extraordinary monkey, that tiny marmoset.

Marmoset was fonder of riding than walking, so that Grampus had enough to do; but he did not put himself much about.

Marmoset crossed over walking, like a tight-rope dancer, being quite au fait at such work.

This reminded him that he had left his pet Marmoset in the Indian village, and a feeling of deep self-reproach filled his heart.

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