marmoset
any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.
Origin of marmoset
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How to use marmoset in a sentence
Saguinus, sag-ū-ī′nus, n. a genus of South American marmosets.
They were the rage with our sort—like other fads, for a while—such as marmosets, and—things.
The Business of Life | Robert W. ChambersIn a similar way they are connected with the monkeys and apes by the marmosets.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life | Ernest IngersollMarmosets are one of the few species that breed in confinement.
Natural History in Anecdote | VariousThe fifth family of the quadrumana comprises the marmosets, of which there are two genera—the Hapale and the Midas.
Natural History in Anecdote | Various
British Dictionary definitions for marmoset
/ (ˈmɑːməˌzɛt) /
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
Origin of marmoset
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