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marmoset

noun

  1. type of monkey
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹməsət/ / /ˈmɑɹməzət/

noun

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

  1. Any small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, and Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout.
  2. A hideous figure; a grotesque.
  3. An unappealing or foolish man.
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