Definition of Grivet

1. Noun. White and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face.

Exact synonyms: Cercopithecus Aethiops
Generic synonyms: Guenon, Guenon Monkey

Definition of Grivet

1. n. A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), 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.

Definition of Grivet

1. Noun. An Old World monkey, scientific name ''Chlorocebus aethiops'', with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Grivet

1. a small monkey [n -S]

Medical Definition of Grivet

1. 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. Synonym: tota. Origin: Cf. F. Grivet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grivet

gritstone
gritstones
gritted
gritter
gritters
grittest
grittier
grittiest
grittily
grittiness
grittinesses
gritting
gritty
grivation
grivations
grivet (current term)
grivets
grivna
grivnas
grize
grizelin
grizes
grizzle
grizzled
grizzled skipper
grizzled skippers
grizzler
grizzlers
grizzles
grizzlier

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