marmoset
狨猴,美洲豹,树袋熊
Definitions
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- : any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered.
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Scientists have studied the common marmoset, a South American primate, and found that they experience a sort of “sympathy pregnancy” which causes them to double their weight while their mate is pregnant.
When in the canoe, the marmoset played with Grampus, as the dog was named; and when on shore it invariably travelled on his back.
It was a peculiar and remarkable and altogether extraordinary monkey, that tiny marmoset.
Marmoset was fonder of riding than walking, so that Grampus had enough to do; but he did not put himself much about.
Marmoset crossed over walking, like a tight-rope dancer, being quite au fait at such work.
This reminded him that he had left his pet Marmoset in the Indian village, and a feeling of deep self-reproach filled his heart.