Zool. [a. F. vervet (Cuvier), of obscure origin.] A species of monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus or C. lalandii), native to various parts of Africa. Also attrib.
1884. Imp. Dict.
1893. Lydekker, Roy. Nat. Hist., I. 97. Still better known than the malbrouck is the South African vervet monkey. Ibid. The fur of the vervet is of a greyish-green colour.
1897. H. O. Forbes, Hand-bk. Primates, II. 60. The Vervet Guenon … [is] very nearly allied to the Grivet,… the Malbrouck, and … the Green Guenon.
