MARMOSET

marmoset. Marmoset, n. a small monkey, an odd figure

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Mar″mo‐set′ (mär″mō̍‐zĕt′; 277), n. [[F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See Marble.]] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidæ. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.