"small monkey," late 14c., from Old French marmoset "grotesque figurine; fool, jester" (late 13c.), perhaps a variant of marmote "long-tailed monkey, ape," then, as a term of endearment, "little child;" said to be from marmonner, marmotter "to mutter, mumble," probably of imitative origin. Some French authorities suggest a derivation of marmoset from marmor "marble," as if "little marble figurine."
实用例句
1. Rare newborn albino Pygmy Marmoset monkeys perched on a zookeeper's fingers.
稀有的新出生白子侏儒狨猴栖息在一位动物园管理员的手指上.来自互联网
2. Marmoset: Marmosets are tiny South American monkeys.
狨: 狨是南美洲的一种体型轻巧的猴类.来自互联网
3. Marmoset: Marmosets are small monkeys in South America.
绒猴: 绒猴是南美的一种小型猴.来自互联网
4. Scientists have developed the common marmoset monkey as a new animal model for Lassa fever research.
