marmoset

American  

[mahr-muh-set, -zet] / ˈmɑr məˌsɛt, -ˌzɛt /

noun

1. 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.

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marmoset British  

/ ˈmɑːməˌzɛt /

noun

1. 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

2. a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

Is the marmoset JPG mine, or do I own a database entry that says I have a claim to a certain marmoset JPG?

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2022

After Gwent Police executed a warrant at Holland's home address, she claimed she had sold the marmoset a week earlier.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2021

Now, a network of more than 400 researchers has released the most comprehensive inventory to date: an analysis of millions of human, marmoset, and mouse cells extracted from a brain region involved in coordinating movement.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 6, 2021

The only other non-human mammal that scientists have documented babbling is the pygmy marmoset, a small South American primate species that is not capable of vocal imitation.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021

The Master looked at the gray-haired lady with the marmoset dæmon in her lap, and a flicker of amusement passed between them.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman