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marmoset
noun
mar·mo·set
ˈmär-mə-ˌset 
-ˌzet
: 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
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In Spanish, the pygmy marmoset is called leoncillo, or little lion.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2012, yet another was isolated from a marmoset in Brazil, and named Perdões.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
His friends are a snow leopard with a big white mustache and a thimble-size marmoset who also sports a big white mustache.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Species include marmosets, cynomolgus and rhesus macaques, African Greens, and several New World species.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
In 2012, yet another was isolated from a marmoset in Brazil, and named Perdões.
—Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
His friends are a snow leopard with a big white mustache and a thimble-size marmoset who also sports a big white mustache.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Species include marmosets, cynomolgus and rhesus macaques, African Greens, and several New World species.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Marmoset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marmoset. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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marmoset
noun
mar·mo·set
ˈmär-mə-ˌset
-mə-ˌzet
: any of numerous South and Central American monkeys that have soft fur, a bushy tail, and claws instead of nails except on the big toe
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