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marmoset

mar·mo·set

US/ˈmɑɹməsət/ uncommon archaic obsolete

noun

1.

small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.

Phrases

  • Atlantic marmoset
  • black-tufted marmoset
  • buffy-headed marmoset
  • buffy-tufted marmoset
  • common marmoset
  • Rio Acari marmoset
  • white-headed marmoset
  • Wied's marmoset

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