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marmoset (iou)



marmoset noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French marmouset grotesque image, young boy, (dial.) ape, of unkn. origin.]
A grotesque figure; an idol; a gargoyle. LME-M18.
Orig., any small monkey. Now, any of several small neotropical monkeys with fine silky coats and long bushy tails which together with tamarins constitute the family Callitricidae; spec. any of the genus Callithrix. LME.
SILVERY marmoset.
a. A man one despises. L15-E19.
b. A woman, a child, (used as a term of endearment or playful reproach). E16-M18.