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Noun: lion monkey  'lI-un 'múng-kee
  1. 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