marmoset
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marmoset — small monkey, late 14c., from O.Fr. marmoset grotesque figurine; fool, jester (late 13c.), perhaps a variant of marmote long tailed monkey, ape, then, as a term of endearment, little child; said to be from marmonner, marmotter to mutter, mumble,… … Etymology dictionary
Marmoset — Mar mo*set (m[aum]r m[ o]*z[e^]t ; 277), n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small South… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marmoset — Marmoset, s. Seidenaffe … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Marmoset — Marmoset, s. Uistiti … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
marmoset — ► NOUN ▪ a small tropical American monkey with a silky coat and a long tail. ORIGIN Old French marmouset grotesque image … English terms dictionary
marmoset — [mär′mə zet΄, mär′məset΄] n. [ME < OFr marmouset, grotesque figure < ?: form prob. infl. by marmouser, to mumble, grumble, of echoic orig.] any of a family (Callithricidae) of very small New World monkeys of South and Central America, with… … English World dictionary
Marmoset — This article is about the new world monkey. For other uses, see Marmoset (disambiguation). Marmosets[1][2] … Wikipedia
marmoset — /mahr meuh zet , set /, n. any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered. [1350 1400; ME marmusette… … Universalium
Marmoset — Mar|mo|set der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. marmoset, dies über mittelengl. marmusette, marmozette aus mittelfr. marmouset, marmoset »wunderliche, seltsame Figur«> ein Krallenaffe im tropischen Amerika … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
marmoset — UK [ˈmɑː(r)məzet] / US [ˈmɑrməˌset] noun [countable] Word forms marmoset : singular marmoset plural marmosets a type of small South American monkey … English dictionary
marmoset — noun Etymology: Middle English marmusette kind of monkey, from Middle French marmoset grotesque figure, from marmouser to mumble, of imitative origin Date: 1679 any of numerous small soft furred South and Central American monkeys (family… … New Collegiate Dictionary
