Associations to the word «Marmoset»

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Wiktionary

MARMOSET, noun. 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.]
MARMOSET, noun. (obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque. [15th-19th c.]
MARMOSET, noun. (pejorative) (now rare) An unappealing or foolish man. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

MARMOSET, noun. Small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails.

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza