n.
Pronunciation: ' mär-m ə - ˌ set, - ˌ zet
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English marmusette kind of monkey, from Middle French marmoset grotesque figure, from marmouser to mumble, of imitative origin
Date: 1679
: any of numerous small soft-furred So. and Central American monkeys (family Callithricidae) with claws instead of nails on all the digits except the big toe
marmoset