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Webster 1913 Edition
Grivet
Griv′et
(grĭv′ĕt)
, Noun.
[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
.