marmoset
noun/ˈmɑːməset/, /ˈmɑːməzet/
/ˈmɑːrməset/, /ˈmɑːrməzet/
- a small monkey with a long, thick tail that lives in Central and South AmericaWord Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘grotesque figure’): from Old French marmouset ‘grotesque image’, of unknown ultimate origin.
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