Noun: lion monkey 'lI-un 'múng-kee
- Small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail
"The lion monkey's mane-like fur gives it a regal appearance";
- tamarin, lion marmoset, leoncita
Derived forms: lion monkeys
Type of: marmoset
Part of: genus Leontideus, genus Leontocebus, Leontocebus
Encyclopedia: Lion monkey