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Capuchin vs Marmoset - What's the difference?

capuchin | marmoset |

As nouns the difference between capuchin and marmoset

is that capuchin is a capuchin monkey while marmoset is a small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, genus: Cebuella, genus: Callibella, or genus: Mico, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout.

capuchin

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A capuchin monkey.

    • See also

    * cappuccino

    marmoset

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix ,
  • (obsolete) A hideous figure; a grotesque.

    • See also

    * ("marmoset" on Wikipedia) *