talapoin

English

a talapoin

Etymology

From Portuguese, from an honorific title for a priest in Siamese.

Noun

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.

Translations

Two species of genus Miopithecus

French: talapoin (fr) m
German: Zwergmeerkatzen f

Lithuanian: nykštukinės markatos
Russian: талапойн m (talapojn)

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