Definition of Lion marmoset

1. Noun. Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail.

Exact synonyms: Leoncita, Lion Monkey, Tamarin
Generic synonyms: Marmoset
Group relationships: Genus Leontideus, Genus Leontocebus, Leontocebus
Specialized synonyms: Leontocebus Rosalia, Silky Tamarin, Leontocebus Oedipus, Pinche

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lion Marmoset

lionisms
lionization
lionizations
lionize
lionized
lionizer
lionizers
lionizes
lionizing
lionlike
lionly
lions
lions
Lions Club
lion cub
lion marmoset (current term)
lion monkey
Liopelma
Liopelma hamiltoni
Liopelmidae
liothyronine
liotrix
lip
lip
lip-gloss
lip-read
lip-sync
lip-synch
lipa
lipaemia

Literary usage of Lion marmoset

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1. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"The leonine (Latin leo, lion) marmoset is brown with a black face, and has a brown mane, which stands up when it is angry, like that of a lion. ..."

2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... goat, goose, gorilla, guinea pig, hamster (Armenian, Chinese, and Syrian), horse, human, lion, marmoset, minipig, mink, mongoose, monkey (African green, ..."

3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1891)
"Presented oy W. 1 lion marmoset (Mula» rosolia), tf. Received in Exchange. 1 White-fronted Lemur (Lemur albifrons), <J. Presented by Harrow, Esq. .1. ..."

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