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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
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Marmose
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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