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takin
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talapoin
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talapoin

tal·a·poin [ tállə pòyn, tállə pwàn ] (plural tal·a·poins)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. guenon monkey: a small olive-green guenon monkey. Native to: swampy forests in western equatorial Africa.  Latin name Cercopithecus talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin.

2. Buddhist monk: in Myanmar and Thailand, a Buddhist monk

[Late 16th century. Via French and Portuguese< Mon tala pói "lord of merit"]
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