talapoin
['tælәpɔin]
(斯里兰卡泰等)尚



talapoin
[ noun ]
smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests
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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}.


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]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]