Meanings
nounmarmoset (plural marmosets)
plural marmosets
- 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.First known use 14th c.
Origin
- Middle Frenchmarmouset“a gargoyle; a small child”
- Englishmarmoset
Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.
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Arabic قِشَّة
- قِشَّة (qišša)small monkey
Chinese Mandarin 狨, 狨猴
- 狨 (róng)small monkey
- 狨猴 (rónghóu)small monkey
- 絹毛猴 /绢毛猴 (juànmáohóu)small monkey
- 長尾猴 /长尾猴 (chángwěihóu)small monkey
Czech kosman
- kosmansmall monkey
Finnish marmosetti
- marmosettismall monkey
French ouistiti, marmouset
- ouistitismall monkey
- marmousetsmall monkey
German Marmosette
- Marmosettesmall monkey
Hungarian selyemmajom
- selyemmajomsmall monkey
Irish moncaí marmaisíneach
- moncaí marmaisíneachsmall monkey
Italian uistitì, marmose
- uistitìsmall monkey
- marmosesmall monkey
Japanese マーモセット
- マーモセット (māmosetto)small monkey
Korean 마모셋
- 마모셋 (mamoset)small monkey
Polish marmozeta
- marmozetasmall monkey
Portuguese sagui, mico
- saguismall monkey
- micosmall monkey
- sauimsmall monkey
- soimsmall monkey
Russian марты́шка, обезья́нка
- марты́шка (martýška)small monkey
- обезья́нка (obezʹjánka)small monkey
Spanish tití
- titísmall monkey
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Cite this entry
APA
marmoset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marmoset
MLA
“marmoset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marmoset. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marmoset,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marmoset.
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