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De - Pt| English Dictionary: marmoset | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Marmoset \Mar"mo*set`\, n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalid[91]}. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}. | |
