MARMOSET

marmoset

(noun) small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

marmoset (plural marmosets)

A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, or Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]

(obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque. [15th-19th c.]

(pejorative, now rare) An unappealing or foolish man. [from 16th c.]

Anagrams

• Metsamor, memorats, somatrem

Source: Wiktionary

Mar"mo*set`, n. Etym: [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See Marble.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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