green monkey

noun

An Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus).

Similar
callitrichevervetAfrican green monkeyCercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
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Meanings

noungreen monkey (plural green monkeys)

plural green monkeys

  1. An Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus).

    Synonyms: callitriche, vervet

  2. Any monkey the genus Chlorocebus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus).

Similar
callitrichevervet

More synonyms by meaning

nouncommon savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail

Similar
African green monkeyCercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
Broader
guenonguenon monkey
Also see
vervet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans blouaap
  • blouaapmonkey of Chlorocebus
Catalan mona verda
  • mona verdamonkey of Chlorocebus
French vervet
  • vervetmonkey of Chlorocebus
German Grüne Meerkatze
  • Grüne Meerkatzemonkey of Chlorocebus
Russian зелёная марты́шка
  • зелёная марты́шка (zeljónaja martýška)monkey of Chlorocebus
Cite this entry
APA

green monkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20monkey

MLA

“green monkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20monkey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green monkey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20monkey.

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