Definition of Pygmy marmoset

1. Noun. The smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon.

Exact synonyms: Cebuella Pygmaea
Generic synonyms: Marmoset
Group relationships: Cebuella, Genus Cebuella

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pygmy Marmoset

pygidial
pygidium
pygidiums
pygmaean
pygmalion
pygmalions
pygmean
pygmies
pygmoid
pygmy
pygmy chimpanzee
pygmy chimpanzees
pygmy cypress
pygmy giant panda
pygmy hippopotamus
pygmy marmoset (current term)
pygmy mouse
pygmyish
pygmyism
pygmyisms
pygo-
pygopod
pygopodid
pygopodids
pygopodous
pygopods
pygostyle
pygostyles

Literary usage of Pygmy marmoset

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... la pygmaea (pygmy marmoset), and Galago senegalensis (lesser bush baby). Evaluation of the reproductive potential of Saguinus nigricollis and S. ..."

2. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"None exceeds a foot long, and the pygmy marmoset is the smallest known monkey, its body measuring only six inches. All writers on South American zoology ..."

3. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1906)
"None exceeds a foot long, and the pygmy marmoset is the smallest known monkey, its body measuring only six inches. All writers on South American zoology ..."

4. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"None exceeds a foot long, and the pygmy marmoset is the smallest known monkey, its body measuring only six inches. All writers on South American zoology ..."

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