grivet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡrɪvɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(griv′it)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
griv•et  (griv′it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
  • origin, originally uncertain 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grivet / ˈɡrɪvɪt/
  1. an E African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having long white tufts of hair on either side of the face
    Compare vervet
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, of unknown origin
'grivet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
savanna monkey - vervet

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