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Definition of Lion marmoset
1. Noun. Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail.
Generic synonyms: Marmoset
Group relationships: Genus Leontideus, Genus Leontocebus, Leontocebus
Specialized synonyms: Leontocebus Rosalia, Silky Tamarin, Leontocebus Oedipus, Pinche
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lion Marmoset
Literary usage of Lion marmoset
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things by John Denison Champlin (1884)
"The leonine (Latin leo, lion) marmoset is brown with a black face, and has a
brown mane, which stands up when it is angry, like that of a lion. ..."
2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... goat, goose, gorilla, guinea pig, hamster (Armenian, Chinese, and Syrian),
horse, human, lion, marmoset, minipig, mink, mongoose, monkey (African green, ..."
3. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1891)
"Presented oy W. 1 lion marmoset (Mula» rosolia), tf. Received in Exchange.
1 White-fronted Lemur (Lemur albifrons), <J. Presented by Harrow, Esq. .1. ..."
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