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A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

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  1. n. A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.
  2. A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset. MIDAS'S EAR Mi"das's ear". Etym: [See Midas.] (Zoöl.) A pulmonate mollusk (Auricula, or Ellobium, aurismidæ); -- so called from resemblance to a human ear.
  3. A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerousspecies of marmosets. See Marmoset.
  4. n. (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold