Vervet

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small, long-tailed African monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) having a black face with white cheek tufts and a yellowish-brown or greenish coat. Several subspecies of vervets have been recognized within a large range including most of sub-Saharan Africa. Also called green monkey, grivet.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops or Chlorocebus pygerythrus, having a long tail, a black face with white cheek tufts and a greenish-brown coat
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus syn. Cercopithecus Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A South African monkey, Cercopithecus pygerythrus, or C. lalandi.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. South African monkey with black face and hands
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    guenon monkey    guenon   
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    green monkey    grivet   
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