[griv-it] 
| a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities. |
| griv·et (grĭv'ĭt) n. See vervet. [French.] |
| ver·vet (vûr'vĭt) 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. [French : vert, green (from Old French verd; see verdant) + (gri)vet, grivet.] |
