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marmoset Definition

mar·mo·set (märmə zet′, -set′)

noun

any of a family (Callithricidae) of very small New World monkeys of South and Central America, with thick, soft, variously colored fur

Etymology: ME < OFr marmouset, grotesque figure < ?: form prob. infl. by marmouser, to mumble, grumble, of echoic orig.

marmoset Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Marmosets All five sites using marmosets responded to this question.
  • have: Common Marmosets We currently have three common marmosets that were all rescued from the pet trade in Britain.
  • affect: Details of article Assessing what factors affect marmosets breeding success by Sharyn Amos.

Adjective modifier

  • common: The representation of the visual world in the primary visual cortex of the common marmoset revealed by optical imaging.
  • tiny: Primates range from tiny marmosets weighing only a few grams, to huge gorillas weighing 140 180kg.
  • male: Our male marmosets are currently in two groups: the pair Leo and Nathan and the trio Taz, Billy, and Matthew.
  • female: Sadly the female had medical problems and passed away leaving Oberon to share his house with our female common marmosets.
  • silvery: Like all animals living in the Amazon rainforest, the silvery marmosets are threatened by deforestation caused by logging and farming.
  • wild: In the wild marmosets supplement their diet with a steady supply of tree gum which they gouge out with their sharp teeth.

Modifies a noun

  • monkey: We examined the retinotopic mapping of the visual world in the primary visual cortex of the marmoset monkey using differential optical imaging.
  • father: Marmoset fathers are unusual among mammals because they care extensively for their offspring, spending large amounts of time carrying and feeding them.
  • site: All marmoset sites provided extras to the standard diet.

Noun used with modifier

  • baby: On February 1st Jim and Alison headed out again this time to collect Harry the baby marmoset.

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