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Related to grivets: Chlorocebus aethiops, Chlorocebus pygerythrus
griv·et
(grĭv′ĭt)n.
A vervet (Chlorocebus aethiops) of northeast Africa.
[French, of unknown origin.]
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grivet
(ˈɡrɪvɪt)n
(Animals) an E African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having long white tufts of hair on either side of the face. Compare green monkey, vervet
[C19: from French, of unknown origin]
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griv•et
(ˈgrɪv ɪt)n.
an Ethiopian guenon, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a gray body and black face.
[1855–60; orig. uncertain]
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| Noun | 1. |  grivet - white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the faceguenon, guenon monkey - small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face |
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