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Definition of Lion monkey
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 Monkey
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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