marmoset

名词 n.
/ˈmɑɹməsət/|/ˈmɑɹməzət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
  2. A hideous figure; a grotesque. obsolete
  3. An unappealing or foolish man. archaic,derogatory

词形变化

marmosets plural

词源

Borrowed from Middle French marmouset (“a gargoyle; a small child”), probably from marmouser (“to mumble”), of imitative origin.
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