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marmoset

The correct spelling is marmoset.

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noun

IPA: /ˈmɑɹməsət/

Say it like: Mar-mos-et

The correct spelling is marmoset. A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, or Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive…

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noun

  1. 1.A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, Mico, Cebuella, or Callibella, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout.
  2. 2.A hideous figure; a grotesque.
  3. 3.An unappealing or foolish man.

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