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vervet

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːvɪt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɜːvɛt/
  • General-American: /ˈvɝvɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small African monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, having a long tail, a black face with white cheek tufts and a greenish-brown coat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: green monkey, grivet, vervet monkey

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any Old World monkey of the genus Chlorocebus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

South African monkey with black face and hands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vervet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: guenon, guenon monkey

History

Etymology

From French vervet (1821, F. Cuvier), further origin is obscure.