pygmy marmoset
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- noun
- /ˈpɪɡmi ˈmɑːrməsɛt/
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marmoset enano
- Visitors to the zoo were thrilled to see a pygmy marmoset for the first time.
Examples
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"Show me a picture of a pygmy marmoset" will actually bring up a picture of the appropriate small mammal.
Blog text (20) -
Its collection comprises approximately 450 animals ranging from pygmy marmosets to white rhinoceroses.
Academic text (1994) -
The pygmy marmoset is the smallest monkey species in the world.
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In the Amazon rainforest, the pygmy marmoset can often be seen jumping between tree branches.
Synonyms
A very small monkey from the Amazon rainforest that people call the pygmy marmoset
A group of very small South American monkeys that live in trees
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is transparently composed: 'pygmy' denotes something very small and 'marmoset' is a small monkey, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an especially small species of marmoset. This is a literal, compositional noun phrase (cross-linguistically common), so the meaning is predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Pygmy marmoset comes from the words pygmy, meaning 'very small', and marmoset, a kind of 'small monkey'. That's why the name simply tells you it is a tiny monkey and is used for the world's smallest monkey.