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
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