black-faced lion tamarin
noun
A lion tamarin, Leontopithecus caissara, having chiefly golden fur with a black face, mane, tail, and feet, found in a small area of Brazil.
- Discovered in 1990 and first thought to be a subspecies of the black lion tamarin, L. chrysopygus..
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in Associated Press Newswire.