'Cercopithecus griseo-viridis' definitions:
Definition of 'Cercopithecus griseo-viridis'
From: GCIDE
- Grivet \Griv"et\ (gr[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cercopithecus griseo-viridis'
From: GCIDE
- Guenon \Guenon"\, n. [F.] (Zool.) Any of several long-tailed arboreal African monkeys, of the genera Cercopithecus and Erythrocebus (formerly classified as Cercocebus), such as as the green monkey (Cercopithecus callitrichus) and grivet ({Cercopithecus griseo-viridis}). [1913 Webster +PJC]