vervet Zool.
(ˈvɜːvɪt)
[a. F. vervet (Cuvier), of obscure origin.]
A species of monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus or C. lalandii), native to various parts of Africa. Also attrib.
| 1884 Imp. Dict. 1893 Lydekker Roy. Nat. Hist. I. 97 Still better known than the malbrouck is the South African vervet monkey. Ibid., The fur of the vervet is of a greyish-green colour. 1897 H. O. Forbes Hand-bk. Primates II. 60 The Vervet Guenon..[is] very nearly allied to the Grivet,..the Malbrouck, and..the Green Guenon. |