Griv·et n. Zool. 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.
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grivet
n : white and olive green east African monkey with long white
tufts of hair beside the face [syn: Cercopithecus
aethiops]