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Vervet

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Noun

1. cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus, vervet, vervet monkey

South African monkey with black face and hands

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vervet

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noun
a variety of a South African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having dark hair on the hands and feet and a reddish patch beneath the tail
Compare green monkey, grivet

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Vervet

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noun
a small guenon monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus) found in E and S Africa

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Vervet

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n.
Any of several African monkeys of the genus Chlorocebus, having a black face with white cheek tufts, a yellowish-brown or greenish coat, and a long tail. Also called green monkey.

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