noun
Meaning 1
An Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: callitriche, vervet
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
green monkey
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noun
Meaning 2
Any monkey the genus Chlorocebus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: African green monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guenon, guenon monkey
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: blouaap — monkey of Chlorocebus
- Catalan: mona verda — monkey of Chlorocebus
- French: vervet — monkey of Chlorocebus
- German: Grüne Meerkatze — monkey of Chlorocebus
- Russian: зелёная марты́шка (zeljónaja martýška) — monkey of Chlorocebus
- Wolof: golo bu nuul bi — monkey of Chlorocebus