talapoin

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noun

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.

Similar
Cercopithecus talapoin
OriginFrench talapoin ← Portuguese talapão ← mnw တၠဳ ပိုဲ →
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Meanings

nountalapoin (plural talapoins)

plural talapoins · alternative tallapoi

  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. archaicBuddhismA Buddhist monk or priest.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests

Similar
Cercopithecus talapoin
Broader
guenonguenon monkey

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. mnwတၠဳ ပိုဲ“our lord”
  2. Portuguesetalapão
  3. Frenchtalapoin
  4. Englishtalapoin

From French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).

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Translations

French talapoin
  • talapoinmonkey in the genus Miopithecus
German Zwergmeerkatzen
  • Zwergmeerkatzenmonkey in the genus Miopithecus
Lithuanian nykštukinės markatos
  • nykštukinės markatosmonkey in the genus Miopithecus
Russian талапойн
  • талапойн (talapojn)monkey in the genus Miopithecus
Cite this entry
APA

talapoin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talapoin

MLA

“talapoin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talapoin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talapoin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talapoin.

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