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# marmoset

noun (marmoset, marmosets)

«marmoset» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A marmoset is a very small monkey with a long tail, soft fur and often tufts of hair on its ears, which lives in the rainforests of South America. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on habitats and food chains, marmosets live in trees, eat fruit, insects and tree gum, and live in family groups. They are seen in zoos; animal charities say they should not be kept as pets because they need special care and company. Common phrases: «common marmoset», «pygmy marmoset», «a family of marmosets».

### Examples

- A marmoset can fit in the palm of an adult's hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x1)
- The pygmy marmoset is one of the smallest monkeys in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x2)
- Marmosets scratch tree bark to lick the gum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x3)
- At the zoo we saw marmosets with white ear tufts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x4)
- Marmosets usually have twins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x5)
- The marmoset leapt from branch to branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x6)
- Marmosets live in the rainforests of Brazil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/#x7)

### Note

Plural: marmosets. Say MAR-mo-set. They are monkeys, not apes, and they have tails.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «marmoset» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marmoset/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«marmoset» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marmoset.html) on Mova free.