vervet

noun

ver·​vet ˈvər-vət How to pronounce vervet (audio)

Illustration of vervet

Illustration of vervet
  • green monkey or vervet

Examples of vervet in a Sentence

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In the late nineteen-seventies, two primatologists, Dorothy Cheney and Robert Seyfarth, were studying vervet monkeys in Kenya. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Young vervets sometimes use these calls faultily, perhaps sounding a leopard alarm for a warthog. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Orange City Police Department Rhesus macaques are one of two species of wild monkeys — along with vervet monkeys — that are reproducing in Florida, according to the wildlife conservation commission. Julianne McShane, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023 Baboons wrestled and chased vervet monkeys, oblivious to the small band of humans in their midst who were enraptured by the splendor of it all. Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for vervet 

Word History

Etymology

French vervet

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vervet was in 1893

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“Vervet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vervet. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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