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marmoset

(mär′mə 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

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

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noun

Any of various small clawed monkeys of the genera Callithrix and Cebuella, found in tropical forests of the Americas and having soft dense fur, tufted ears, and long tails.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English marmusette, a kind of small monkey

Origin: , from Old French marmouset, grotesque figurine

Origin: , alteration (influenced by marmouser, to murmur)

Origin: of marmotte, marmot; see marmot

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