Definition of Marmaset
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.] (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- one of a genus of small New World monkeys
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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