vervet
Syllabification: (ver·vet)
Pronunciation: /ˈvərvət/
(also vervet monkey)
Definition of vervet
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
