marmoset

[ mahr-muh-zet, -set ]

/ ˈmɑr məˌzɛt, -ˌsɛt /

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noun

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

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Origin of marmoset

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

Words nearby marmoset

Mar.Mech.E., Marmes man, marmite, Marmolada, marmoreal, marmoset, marmot, Marne, Maroc, marocain, Maroni

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How to use marmoset in a sentence

The researchers then compared the fetal movements to the contact calls produced by the infant marmosets after birth.
Baby marmosets may practice their first distinctive cries in the womb|Anna Gibbs|May 10, 2022|Science News
Scientists have studied the common marmoset, a South American primate, and found that they experience a sort of “sympathy pregnancy” which causes them to double their weight while their mate is pregnant.
Discover the Science of Fatherhood|Sean Culligan|June 18, 2021|Ozy
When in the canoe, the marmoset played with Grampus, as the dog was named; and when on shore it invariably travelled on his back.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne
It was a peculiar and remarkable and altogether extraordinary monkey, that tiny marmoset.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne

Marmoset was fonder of riding than walking, so that Grampus had enough to do; but he did not put himself much about.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne
Marmoset crossed over walking, like a tight-rope dancer, being quite au fait at such work.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne
This reminded him that he had left his pet Marmoset in the Indian village, and a feeling of deep self-reproach filled his heart.
Martin Rattler|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for marmoset

marmoset

/ (ˈmɑːməˌzɛt) /

noun

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

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

Word Origin for marmoset

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

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