white-faced
Americanadjective
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having a white or pale face.
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marked with white on the front of the head, as a horse.
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having a white front or surface.
Etymology
Origin of white-faced
First recorded in 1585–95
Example Sentences
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For the study, Lucore examined a population of wild white-faced capuchins in the Taboga forest reserve of Costa Rica.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024
The 11 monkeys found dead earlier include the critically endangered cotton-top tamarins, as well as white-faced sakis, common squirrel monkeys, and a De Brazza’s monkey.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
“We had a colony of white-faced ibis nest, and we’re actually starting to see some of the young fledge,” said Miguel Jimenez, project leader for the Kern National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
The study, published today in Science Advances, adds to another recent finding that Brazilian white-faced capuchin monkeys also produce stone flakes.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 9, 2023
The actors rushed out of the room, and the white-faced women grabbed the children and hustled them out after them.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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