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grivet

grivet

9.9
A small East African monkey with olive green fur and long white hair beside its face
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrɪvɪt/
  • UK
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  • The grivet is known for its striking white whiskers that stand out against its olive green fur.

Examples

  • Scientists observed a group of grivets foraging in the acacia trees near the river.

  • Unlike some other monkeys, the grivet has distinctive long tufts of hair beside its face.

  • The grivet is known for its distinctive facial tufts.

  • We saw a grivet at the zoo yesterday.

  • Scientists observed a group of grivets foraging in the acacia trees near the river.

  • The grivet is known for its striking white whiskers that stand out against its olive green fur.

  • Unlike some other monkeys, the grivet has distinctive long tufts of hair beside its face.

Synonyms

Cercopithecus aethiops
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  • Specialized
9.9

A small East African monkey called the vervet with white and greenish fur and white hair beside its face

is the common English name used instead of the scientific form

Surface Forms

grivet singular
grivets plural

Etymology

Grivet probably comes from a French name for this African monkey, so English borrowed that word to name the small white-and-olive-green monkey with long white tufts at the sides of its face.