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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