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单词 grivet
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grivet

[ griv-it ]
/ ˈgrɪv ɪt /

noun

a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.

Origin of grivet

First recorded in 1855–60; origin uncertain

Words nearby grivet

gritter, gritting, Gritti-Stokes amputation, gritty, grivation, grivet, grizzle, grizzled, grizzling, grizzly, grizzly bear
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British Dictionary definitions for grivet

grivet
/ (ˈɡrɪvɪt) /

noun

an E African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having long white tufts of hair on either side of the faceCompare green monkey, vervet

Word Origin for grivet

C19: from French, of unknown origin
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