'Marmoset' definitions:
Definition of 'marmoset'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails
Definition of 'Marmoset'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidae. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey. [1913 Webster]