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Marmoset

//ˈmɑɹməsət// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails wordnet
  3. 3
    A hideous figure; a grotesque. obsolete
  4. 4
    An unappealing or foolish man. archaic, derogatory

Etymology

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

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