grivet
Pronunciation: /ˈgrɪvɪt/
(also grivet monkey)
Definition of grivet
noun
- a common African guenon with greenish-brown upper parts and a black face. Compare with green monkey and vervet.
- Cercopithecus aethiops, family Cercopithecidae, in particular the race C. a. aethiops of Ethiopia and Sudan, with long white cheek tufts
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, of unknown origin