ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Marmoset

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈmɑɹməsət/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Marmoset is a noun meaning (derogatory, now rare) An unappealing or foolish man.

Meaning

(derogatory, now rare) An unappealing or foolish man.

More Meanings

  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. (obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque.

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Related dictionary entries include pygmy, sagoin, macaco, callimiconid, marmosine, wistiti.

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