vervet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun South African monkey with black face and hands

Etymology

From French vervet (1821, F. Cuvier), further origin is obscure.

Synonyms

vervet monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus

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