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marmoset

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑːməzɛt/
Definition of marmoset

noun

  • a small tropical American monkey with a silky coat and a long tail.
    • Family Callitrichidae (or Callithricidae): genus Callithrix (three species), and the pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea)

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the sense 'grotesque figure'): from Old French marmouset 'grotesque image', of unknown ultimate origin

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