marmoset

marmoset

1. any small South American monkey of the genus Callithrix and related genera, having long hairy tails, clawed digits, and tufts of hair around the head and ears: family Callithricidae

2. pygmy marmoset a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon

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Marmoset

An antic figure, usually grotesque, introduced into architectural decoration in the 13th century.

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marmoset

[′mär·mə‚set]

(vertebrate zoology)

Any of 10 species of South American primates belonging to the family Callithricidae; individuals are primitive in that they have claws rather than nails and a nonprehensile tail.

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marmoset, marmouset

An antic figure, usually grotesque, introduced into architectural decoration in the 13th cent.

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