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Webster 1913 Edition

(mär′mō̍-zĕtˊ; 277)

Noun.

[F.

marmouset

a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL.

marmoretum

, fr. L.

marmor

marble. Perhaps confused with

marmot

. See

(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

Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus

Spermophilus

; also, the prairie dog.

Marmot squirrel

(Zool.)

a ground squirrel or spermophile.

–

Prairie marmot

See

Noun.

A small monkey.