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mar·mo·set

(mär′mə-sĕt′, -zĕt′)

Any of various very small New World monkeys of the genera Callithrix and Cebuella, having a long tail and long incisors that they use to penetrate bark to extract gum and sap.

[Middle English marmusette, a kind of small monkey, from Old French marmouset, grotesque figurine, alteration (influenced by marmouser, to murmur) of marmotte, marmot; see marmot.]

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marmoset

(ˈmɑːməˌzɛt)

1. (Animals) any small South American monkey of the genus Callithrix and related genera, having long hairy tails, clawed digits, and tufts of hair around the head and ears: family Callithricidae

2. (Animals) pygmy marmoset a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon

[C14: from Old French marmouset grotesque figure, of obscure origin]

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mar•mo•set

(ˈmɑr məˌzɛt, -ˌsɛt)

n.

any squirrel-sized South and Central American monkey of the family Callithricidae, having soft fur and a long nonprehensile tail.

[1350–1400; Middle English marmusette a kind of monkey, an idol < Old French marmouset, appar. derivative of marmos(er) to murmur]

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Noun 1. [画像:marmoset - small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails]marmoset - small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails

New World monkey, platyrrhine, platyrrhinian - hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails

Callithricidae, family Callithricidae - marmosets

true marmoset - a marmoset

Cebuella pygmaea, pygmy marmoset - the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon

leoncita, lion marmoset, lion monkey, tamarin - small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail

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uistiti

marmoset

[ˈmɑːməzet] N → tití m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

marmoset

n → Krallenaffe m, → Pinseläffchen nt

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marmoset

[ˈmɑːməʊˌzɛt] n → callitricide m

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Foram analisadas amostras de fezes de 18 primatas de quatro especies, sendo destes oito Cebus apella (macaco prego), quatro Macaca mulata (rhesus), quatro Callithrix jacchus (sagui-de-tufo-branco) e dois Callithrix penicillata (sagui-de-tufo-preto), oriundos de um zoologico e de um criatorio conservacionista localizados nos municipios de Cachoeira do Sul e Santa Maria, no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.

Ocorrencia de protozoarios gastrintestinais em primatas mantidos em cativeiro na regiao sul do Brasil

Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus) were determined to be the source of exposure.

Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonoses (1)

Effects of multiple-dose treatment with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on peripheral lymphocyte subpopulations of a non-human primate (Callithrix jacchus).

Effect of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls on incidence of acute respiratory infections in preschool Inuit children

Another species of mammals that has adapted well to live in patchy environments where semi natural and urban habitats mingle in north-eastern Brazil is the Tufted-eared marmoset Callithrix jacchus, Callithrichidae, Primates (Alonso and Langguth, 1989; Mendes Pontes and Monteiro da Cruz, 1995; Roda and Mendes Pontes, 1998); this species is sympatric with the white-eared opossums and shows a fairly similar diet composed of fruits, insects, invertebrates, and small vertebrates (e.g., Stevenson and Rylands, 1988; Alonso and Langguth, 1989).

Feeding by Didelphis albiventris on tree gum in the Northeastern Atlantic forest of Brazil

Cabrera and Yeppes (1940) state that in some regions of Central America primates are its favorite prey, and Ximenes (1982) reported a marmoset Callithrix jacchus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Callitrichidae) in a stomach content from Paraiba, northeast Brazil.

Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) (Geoffroy, 1803) (Carnivora, Felidae) food habits in a mosaic of Atlantic Rainforest and eucalypt plantations of southeastern Brazil/Habitos alimentares do jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) (Carnivora, Felidae) em mosaico de Floresta Atlantica e reflorestamento de eucalipto no sudeste do Brasil

Rabies in marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) from the state of Ceara, Brazil.

Rabies virus maintained by dogs in humans and terrestrial wildlife, Ceara State, Brazil

A 2-year-old male marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) was brought to a veterinary clinic with a 6-day history of severe necrotizing stomatitis, vomiting, and loss of appetite.

Fatal infection of a pet monkey with human herpesvirus 1. (Dispatches)

In vitro effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on lymphocytes of venous blood from man and a non-human primate (Callithrix jacchus).

Immunologic biomarkers in relation to exposure markers of PCBs and dioxins in Flemish adolescents (Belgium). (Children's Health Articles)

The marmoset, Callithrix jacchus jacchus, was determined to be the source of exposure.

Rabies in marmosets (Callithrix jacchus), Ceara, Brazil. (Dispatches)

Meiosis in autologous ectopic transplants of immature testicular tissue grafted to Callithrix jacchus. Biol Reprod.

Decreased Expression of CDC25A in Azoospermia as the Etiology of Spermatogenesis Failure

In another species, the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus), lactating females maintained full HPA axis responsiveness to restrain stress when their infants were present [47].

Adaptive Modifications of Maternal Hypothalamic-PituitaryAdrenal Axis Activity during Lactation and Salsolinol as a New Player in this Phenomenon