vervet

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvəːvɪt/
(also vervet monkey)

noun

  • a common African guenon with greenish-brown upper parts and a black face. Compare with green monkey, grivet.
    • Cercopithecus aethiops, family Cercopithecidae, in particular the race C. a. pygerythrus of southern and eastern Africa

Origin:

late 19th century: from French, of unknown origin