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Perhaps confused
with marmot. See Marble.] (Zoöl.) Any
one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera
Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidæ. They
have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often
kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.

Mar"mot (?), n. [It. marmotta,
marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus
montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and
Mouse.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any rodent
of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A.
marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher
regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European
species. The common American species (A. monax) is the
woodchuck.

2. Any one of several species of ground
squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the
prairie dog.

Marmot squirrel (Zoöl.), a
ground squirrel or spermophile. -- Prairie
marmot. See Prairie dog.

Mar"mottes oil` (?).

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