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grivet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Cercopithecus aethiops

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: guenon, guenon monkey

History

Etymology

From French grivet.