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vervet

[ vur-vit ]

noun

  1. an African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus, allied to the green monkey and the grivet, but distinguished by a rusty patch at the root of the tail.


vervet

/ ˈ±¹ÉœË±¹Éª³Ù /

noun

  1. a variety of a South African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having dark hair on the hands and feet and a reddish patch beneath the tail Compare green monkey grivet
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vervet1

1880–85; < French, equivalent to ver ( t ) green ( vert ) + ( gri ) vet grivet
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vervet1

C19: from French, from vert green, but influenced by grivet
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Now researchers reporting in the journal iScience on December 19 have found similarly varied social traditions and styles among neighboring groups of vervet monkeys.

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The zoo is home to species including an African grey parrot, a vervet monkey, giant lizards known as Nile monitors, a desert tortoise, a horned viper snake and a Nubian spitting cobra.

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But bountiful evidence now shows that culture exists in a wide variety of species, from bighorn sheep and vervet monkeys to meerkats and cranes.

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They watched her with suspicion, but accepted her as part of the scenery much as they accepted the impalas and vervet monkeys.

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In Africa, vervets are eaten by leopards, eagles and snakes.

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