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PYGMY MARMOSET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pygmy marmoset mean?
• PYGMY MARMOSET (noun)
The noun PYGMY MARMOSET has 1 sense:
1. the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
Familiarity information: PYGMY MARMOSET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cebuella pygmaea; pygmy marmoset
Hypernyms ("pygmy marmoset" is a kind of...):
marmoset (small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails)
Holonyms ("pygmy marmoset" is a member of...):
Cebuella; genus Cebuella (pygmy marmosets)
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