vervet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun South African monkey with black face and hands
    Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus; vervet monkey.

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Ver"vet noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, ∨ Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white.

Webster 1913