talapoin (redirected from talapoins)

tal·a·poin  (tl-poin)

n.

A small African monkey (Cercopithecus talapoin), the smallest of the guenons, having a long tail and greenish fur.

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[French, from Portuguese talapões, pl. of talapão, monk.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

talapoin - smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests Cercopithecus talapoin guenon, guenon monkey - small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face