vervetn.
/ˈvəːvᵻt/, U.S. /ˈvərvət/ Zoology.
A species of monkey ( Cercopithecus pygerythrus or C. lalandii), native to various parts of Africa. Also attributive.
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1884 Imperial Dict.
1893 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. I. 97 Still better known than the malbrouck is the South African vervet monkey.
1893 R. Lydekker Royal Nat. Hist. I. 97 The fur of the vervet is of a greyish-green colour.
1897 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 60 The Vervet Guenon..[is] very nearly allied to the Grivet,..the Malbrouck, and..the Green Guenon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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