marmoset

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈmɑɹməsət/, /ˈmɑɹməzət/

Noun

marmoset (plural marmosets)

1. 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.]
2. (obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque. [15th-19th c.]
3. (pejorative, now rare) An unappealing or foolish man. [from 16th c.]

Translations

• French: ouistiti, marmouset
• German: Marmosette
• Italian: uistitì, marmose
• Portuguese: sagui
• Russian: марты́шка
• Spanish: tití

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