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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A Buddhist monk or priest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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noun
smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cercopithecus talapoin
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Broader terms: guenon, guenon monkey
History
From French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).
Across languages
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