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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
