Main Entry: mar·mo·set

Pronunciation: \ˈmär-mə-ˌset, -ˌzet\

Function: noun

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

Date: 1679

: 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

[marmoset illustration]