marmoset
noun
- type of monkey
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈmɑɹməsət/ / /ˈmɑɹməzət/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.
- 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.
- A hideous figure; a grotesque.
- An unappealing or foolish man.