Etymology

golden palace monkey

Today it means: Callicebus aureipalatii, a New World monkey from Bolivia. Full definition →

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Named as a result of an auction in 2005 for the naming of the newly discovered species of titi monkey. The online casino GoldenPalace.com won the auction, paying $650,000 for the privilege.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.