marmoset

English
a marmoset

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹməsət/, /ˈmɑɹməzət/

Noun

marmoset (plural marmosets)

  1. A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella, or Mico, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout. [from 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque. [15th-19th c.]
  3. (derogatory, now rare) An unappealing or foolish man. [from 16th c.]

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