marmoset en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑɹməzət/ (US)
- /ˈmɑɹməsət/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.
Meanings
- 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| marmosets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
common marmoset · buffy-headed marmoset · Atlantic marmoset · black-tailed marmoset · white marmoset · white-headed marmoset · Marca's marmoset · black-headed marmoset · Hershkovitz's marmoset · Satéré marmoset · silvery marmoset · Emilia's marmoset · Rondon's marmoset · gold-and-white marmoset · pygmy marmoset · Santarem marmoset · Wied's marmoset · Munduruku marmoset · Amazonian marmoset · Maués marmoset · Rio Acari marmoset · black-crowned dwarf marmoset · Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset · buffy-tufted marmoset · black-tufted marmoset
Translations (29)
ru марты́шка (small monkey) · cmn 絹毛猴 /绢毛猴 (small monkey) · it marmose (small monkey) · hu selyemmajom (small monkey) · fr marmouset (small monkey) · pl marmozeta (small monkey) · ast tití (small monkey) · cmn 狨猴 (small monkey) · ru обезья́нка (small monkey) · be ма́лпачка (small monkey) · cmn 狨 (small monkey) · ja マーモセット (small monkey) · de Marmosette (small monkey) · tpw sagûi (small monkey) · pt sauim (small monkey) · fi marmosetti (small monkey) · pt mico (small monkey) · it uistitì (small monkey) · cmn 長尾猴 /长尾猴 (small monkey) · cs kosman (small monkey) · sh marmoset (small monkey) · es tití (small monkey) · sh marmozet (small monkey) · pt sagui (small monkey) · fr ouistiti (small monkey) · ko 마모셋 (small monkey) · io wistitio (small monkey) · pt soim (small monkey) · ga moncaí marmaisíneach (small monkey)