noun
common marmoset
Refers specifically to Callithrix jacchus. The term is rare and usually written in katakana.
See also: マーモセット
キヌザルはブラジルに生息する小型のサルです。
The common marmoset is a small monkey that lives in Brazil.
マーモセット is the more common loanword for marmoset in general, while キヌザル is a rarer, more specific Japanese term.
Compound of 絹 (kinu, 'silk') and 猿 (saru, 'monkey'), likely referring to the silky appearance of the marmoset's fur.