Definition of Marmose

1. n. A species of small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.

Definition of Marmose

1. Noun. (obsolete) marmoset ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Marmose

1. a small South American opossum [n -S]

Medical Definition of Marmose

1. A species of small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marmose

marmiton
marmolite
marmoraceous
marmorated
marmoration
marmorations
marmoreal
marmoreally
marmorean
marmoreous
marmoric
marmorised
marmorization
marmorized
marmorosis
marmose (current term)
marmoses
marmoset
marmoset virus
marmosets
marmota
marmots
marmozet
marmozets
marms
marocain
marocains
marog
marokite

Literary usage of Marmose

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

1. A System of Natural History: Containing Scientific and Popular Descriptions by Georges Cuvier (1834)
"But the marmose is smaller than the common opossum, his snout is still sharper; ... The brood of the marmose is very numerous ; we have seen ten small ..."

2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"From Brazil. Did. murina, L.; Buff. X, Hi, liil. (The marmose.XS) Fawn coloured grey; a brown stripe, in the middle of which ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... marmose (raar'mos), ». [< F. marmose (Buf- fon)j origin not ascertained ; no appar. connection with marmoset. ..."

4. Goldsmith's History of the Earth and Animated Nature, Abridged: Containing by Oliver Goldsmith, Pilkington (Mary) (1807)
"The marmose is an animal which resembles the op- possum, though it is not of so large a size; and instead of having a bag under its belly, ..."

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