TALAPOIN

talapoin, Cercopithecus talapoin

(noun) smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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