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marmoset |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marmoset \Mar"mo*set`\, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr LL marmoretum fr L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalid[ae]}. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: marmoset n : small soft-furred South and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
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