Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. [Pg. talapoi, talapoin, name for Buddhist priest, fr. Siamese t`ama p`r[a^]; t`ama, honorific title + p`r[a^] priest.]

A Buddhist monk or priest. [Ceylon & Indo-China]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. (Zo["o]l.) A small African monkey (Cercopithecus, or Miopithecus, talapoin) -- called also melarhine.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)