marmoset

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Pronunciation

/ˈmɑɹməsət/(US)

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/ˈmɑɹməsət/(US) · /ˈmɑɹməzət/(US)

Definition of marmoset

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noun

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.

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noun

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.
(obsolete)A hideous figure; a grotesque.
(archaic, derogatory)An unappealing or foolish man.

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Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.

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