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marmoset
CIDE DICTIONARY
marmoset, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See Marble.].
Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas , family Hapalidæ . They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
marmoset, n. any of several small tropical American monkeys of the family Callitricidae, having a long bushy tail.
Etymology
OF marmouset grotesque image, of unkn. orig.
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