Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Zool.)

A South African monkey (

Cercopithecus pygerythrus

syn.

Cercopithecus Lelandii

). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white.

vervet ‎(plural vervets)

A small African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops or Chlorocebus pygerythrus, having a long tail, a black face with white cheek tufts and a greenish-brown coat