marmoset

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marmoset

/ˈmɑɹməsət/ US
/ˈmɑɹməzət/ US

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Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.

noun marmosets

Any small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, and Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout.
obsolete A hideous figure; a grotesque.
archaic, derogatory An unappealing or foolish man.

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noun small monkey

Español	tití
한국어	마모셋 mamoset
日本語	マーモセット māmosetto
中文	狨 róng, 狨猴 rónghóu, 絹毛猴 /绢毛猴 juànmáohóu, 長尾猴 /长尾猴 chángwěihóu
Português	sagui, mico, sauim, soim
Français	ouistiti, marmouset
Deutsch	Marmosette
Italiano	uistitì, marmose
Русский	марты́шка martýška, обезья́нка obezʹjánka
العربية	قِشَّة qišša

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@misc{marmoset_2026,
  title = {marmoset},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marmoset},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}