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| tal·a·poin [ tállə pòyn, tállə pwàn ] (plural tal·a·poins) |
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1. guenon monkey: a small olive-green guenon monkey. Native to: swampy forests in western equatorial Africa. Latin name Cercopithecus talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin.
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2. Buddhist monk: in Myanmar and Thailand, a Buddhist monk
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| [Late 16th century. Via French and Portuguese< Mon tala pói "lord of merit"] |
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