Definition of Lion monkey

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


Lexicographical Neighbors of Lion Monkey

lion's den
lion's ear
lion's foot
lion's leaf
lion's share
lion's tooth
lion-heart
lion-hearted
lion-hunter
lion-jaw bone-holding forceps
lion-jaw forceps
lion cub
lion cubs
lion marmoset
lion monkey (current term)
lionced
lioncel
lioncelle
lioncels
lionel
lionels
lioness
lionesses
lionet
lionets
lionfish
lionfishes
lionhead cichlid
lionhead cichlids

Literary usage of Lion monkey

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

1. Sanskrit Syntax by Jacob Samuel Speyer (1886)
"„brown," subst. mase, „lion; monkey; Indra; Vishnu;" c) they are used as substantives while retaining their general signification, as IWU! when meaning „a ..."

2. The Geral-Milco; Or, The Narrative of a Residence in a Brazilian Valley of by A. R. Middletoun Payne (1852)
"A lion monkey.—The Hills.—An Ascent.—A Supper in the dar*. MONDAY evening, October 4th.—The fifth day of our land journeying^ is over, we having rested all ..."

3. The Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine by John Boyd Thacher Collection (Library of Congress) (1806)
"The second memoir treats of the little lion monkey, which, ob- , serves the author, is so rare in its native country, that he has only Seen two, ..."

4. Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of by Forster, R. P (1818)
"From a party of Indians who visited the fort, the doctor obtained a small lion monkey. ' He is,' says he, ' a very handsome playful little fellow. ..."

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