marmoset

mar·mo·set

noun \ˈmär-mə-ˌset, -ˌzet\

Definition of MARMOSET

: any of numerous small soft-furred South and Central American monkeys (family Callithricidae) with claws instead of nails on all the digits except the big toe

Illustration of MARMOSET

Origin of MARMOSET

Middle English marmusette kind of monkey, from Middle French marmoset grotesque figure, from marmouser to mumble, of imitative origin

First Known Use: 1679

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole

Rhymes with MARMOSET

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