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Smallest guenon monkey
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talapoin
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests [syn: Cercopithecus talapoin ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Talapoins are the two species of Old World monkeys classified in genus Miopithecus . They live in central Africa , with their range extending from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Angola . With a typical length of 32 to 45 cm and a weight ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. (Zo["o]l.) A small African monkey ( Cercopithecus talapoin or Miopithecus talapoin ) -- called also melarhine .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 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. 2 (cx archaic English) A Buddhist monk or priest.
Usage examples of talapoin.
We cannot, without a shudder, think of those countries where Fakirs, Bonzes, Santons, Caloyers, Marabouts, and Talapoins multiply in swarms, like vermin.
We cannot think without affright of those lands where fakirs, bonzes, santons, Greek monks, marabouts, talapoins, and dervishes multiply even like swarms of vermin.