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Definition of talapoin in English: talapoinnoun ˈtaləpɔɪnˈtæləˌpɔɪn 1A Buddhist monk or priest. Example sentencesExamples - Many of the priests (talapoins) sat upon the rafts and wharves before their temples.
- The most characteristic part of the Siamese social system is the position of the priesthood, commonly called the talapoins.
- They were also amazed at the large numbers of monks, or talapoins in the curious parlance of the time; even today substantial numbers of males join the monkhood at least for a short period of time.
2A small West African monkey that lives in large groups near watercourses and in swamp forest. Miopithecus talapoin, family Cercopithecidae Example sentencesExamples - This Pourquoi tale of the Mpongwe explains why talapoins live in trees.
- To study the talapoins, he went to a village in southeast Cameroon and asked two Baka pygmies to take him into the rainforest.
- Patas, talapoins, and mangabeys are also found in captivity with some frequency, and patas are also called hussar, military, or mustached monkeys by some exhibitors.
- Predators of talapoin monkeys include leopards, golden cats, genets, raptors, large snakes, and Nile monitors.
- Some species breed readily in captivity, as do rhesus; others, such as talapoins, are more difficult.
Origin Late 16th century: from Portuguese talapão, from Mon tala pói, literally 'lord of merit', used as a respectful title for a Buddhist monk. Definition of talapoin in US English: talapoinnounˈtæləˌpɔɪnˈtaləˌpoin A small West African monkey that lives in large groups near watercourses and in swamp forest. Miopithecus talapoin, family Cercopithecidae Example sentencesExamples - This Pourquoi tale of the Mpongwe explains why talapoins live in trees.
- Patas, talapoins, and mangabeys are also found in captivity with some frequency, and patas are also called hussar, military, or mustached monkeys by some exhibitors.
- Some species breed readily in captivity, as do rhesus; others, such as talapoins, are more difficult.
- To study the talapoins, he went to a village in southeast Cameroon and asked two Baka pygmies to take him into the rainforest.
- Predators of talapoin monkeys include leopards, golden cats, genets, raptors, large snakes, and Nile monitors.
Origin Late 16th century: from Portuguese talapão, from Mon tala pói, literally ‘lord of merit’, used as a respectful title for a Buddhist monk. |