GRIVET

grivet, Cercopithecus aethiops

(noun) white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grivet (plural grivets)

An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.

Source: Wiktionary


Griv"et, n. Etym: [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseoviridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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