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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grivet \Griv"et\ (gr[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grivet n : white and olive green east African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face [syn: {Cercopithecus aethiops}]
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