Meanings
nounvervet (plural vervets)
plural vervets
- A small African monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, having a long tail, a black face with white cheek tufts and a greenish-brown coat.
Synonyms: green monkey, grivet, vervet monkey
- Any Old World monkey of the genus Chlorocebus.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small African monkey, Chlorocebus pygerythrus, having a long tail, a black face with white cheek tufts and a greenish-brown coat.
More synonyms by meaning
nounSouth African monkey with black face and hands
Similar
vervet monkeyCercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
Broader
guenonguenon monkey
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchvervet
- Englishvervet
From French vervet (1821, F. Cuvier), further origin is obscure.
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APA
vervet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vervet
MLA
“vervet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vervet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vervet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vervet.
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