Definitions for vervetˈvɜr vɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•vetˈvɜr vɪt(n.)
an African guenon
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus.
Category: Mammals
Origin of vervet:
1880–85; < F, =ver(t) green (see vert ) +(gri)vetgrivet
Princeton's WordNet
vervet, vervet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus(noun)
South African monkey with black face and hands
Wiktionary
vervet(Noun)
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
Webster Dictionary
Vervet(noun)
a South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, / Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white
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