vervet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɜːvɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vûr′vit)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ver•vet  (vûr′vit),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsan African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus, allied to the green monkey and the grivet, but distinguished by a rusty patch at the root of the tail.
  • French, equivalent. to ver(t) green (see vert) + (gri)vet grivet
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vervet /ˈvɜːvɪt/ n
  1. a variety of a South African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having dark hair on the hands and feet and a reddish patch beneath the tail
    Compare grivet
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from vert green, but influenced by grivet
'vervet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
grivet - savanna monkey

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