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talapoin |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. [Pg. talapoi, talapoin, name for Buddhist priest, fr Siamese t`ama p`r[a^]; t`ama, honorific title + p`r[a^] priest.] A Buddhist monk or priest. [Ceylon & Indo-China] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. (Zo["o]l.) A small African monkey ({Cercopithecus, or Miopithecus talapoin}) -- called also {melarhine}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: talapoin n : smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests [syn: {Cercopithecus talapoin}]
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