talapoin, Cercopithecus talapoin
(noun) smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests
Source: WordNet® 3.1
talapoin (plural talapoins)
A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.
(archaic) A Buddhist monk or priest.
Source: Wiktionary
Tal"a*poin, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small African monkey (Cercopithecus, or Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
