VERVET MONKEY

Meaning of VERVET MONKEY in English

[ 'və:vɪt ]

■ noun a common African monkey with greenish-brown upper parts and a black face. [ Cercopithecus aethiops .]

Origin

C19: from Fr., of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

VERVET MONKEY — or vervet Any of several African races of slim, arboreal, diurnal Old World monkeys of the guenon species Cercopithecus aethiops …
Английский словарь Британика
VERVET MONKEY — [ver.vet monkey] n [F vervet] (1893): a monkey of any of several African races of a guenon (Cercopithecus aethiops) having …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VERVET MONKEY — or vervet Any of several African races of slim, arboreal, diurnal Old World monkeys of the guenon species Cercopithecus aethiops …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VERVET MONKEY — см. green monkey
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VERVET MONKEY — см. green monkey
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MONKEY — I Any member of two tropical anthropoid primate groups: New World monkeys. Almost all species are tropical or subtropical, and …
Английский словарь Британика
MONKEY — in general, any member of the mammalian order Primates, with the exception of the tree shrews, the lemurs and their …
Britannica English vocabulary
VERVET — noun Etymology: French ~ Date: 1893 green monkey
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋkē, -ki noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably of Low German, Dutch, or Flemish origin; akin to MFlemish Monnekin, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERVET — ˈvərvə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from vert green + -vet (as in grivet ); from its color — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERVET — (n.) A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, / Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The …
Английский словарь Webster
VERVET — ( n. ) A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, / Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERVET — /verr"vit/ , n. an African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus, allied to the green monkey and the grivet, but distinguished by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — — monkeyish , adj. — monkeyishly , adv. — monkeyishness , n. /mung"kee/ , n. , pl. monkeys , v. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. ˈməŋ-kē noun ( plural monkeys ) Etymology: probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VERVET — noun Etymology: French vervet Date: 1893 : green monkey
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VERVET — noun a south african monkey (cercopithecus pygerythrus, / lelandii). the upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. the …
Webster English vocab
MONKEY — noun any species of quadrumana, except the lemurs. 2. monkey ·noun a small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MONKEY — [mon.key] n, pl monkeys [prob. of LG origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, prob. of Romance origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VERVET — ground-dwelling guenon (q.v.) that is widely distributed in the savannas of Africa.
Britannica English vocabulary
VERVET — vervet BrE AmE ˈvɜːv ɪt § -ət AmE ˈvɝːv ət ▷ vervet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONKEY — monkey BrE AmE ˈmʌŋk i ▷ monkey|ed d ▷ monkey|ing ɪŋ ▷ monkey|s z ▶ ˈ monkey ˌ business BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONKEY — / ˈmʌŋki; NAmE / noun 1. an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. mon ‧ key 1 /ˈmʌŋki/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Low German ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VERVET — n. a small grey African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops. [F]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VERVET — n. a small grey African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops. [ F ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MONKEY — n. & v. n. (pl. -eys) 1 any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VERVET — n. a small grey African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops. Etymology: F
Oxford English vocab
MONKEY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -eys) 1. any of various New World and Old World primates esp. of the families …
Oxford English vocab
MONKEY — ( monkeys) 1. A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONKEY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Arctic Monkeys cheeky devil/monkey etc ▪ You did that on purpose, you cheeky little …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MONKEY — n. bonnet monkey capuchin monkey colobus monkey howler monkey monkey puzzle tree New World monkey Old World monkey proboscis monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MONKEY — n. 25B6; noun SIMIAN, primate, ape. See list. you little monkey! : See rascal . 25A0; make a monkey (out) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MONKEY — [Chinese] Monkey was a yellowed furred animal, with big ears and the power to change into more than 10,000 disguises. …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
MONKEY
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY — monkey.ogg 1. ʹmʌŋkı n 1. 1> зоол. обезьяна ( Primates; Cebidae ); разг. обезьяна, мартышка 2> обезьяний мех 2. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MONKEY — 1. ʹmʌŋkı n 1. 1> зоол. обезьяна ( Primates; Cebidae ); разг. обезьяна, мартышка 2> обезьяний мех 2. 1> шутл. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MONKEY
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
VERVET — мартышка-верветка (Cercopithecus pygerythrus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MONKEY — обезьяна - Allen's swamp monkey - banded leaf monkey - black howler monkey - black spider monkey - black-and-red howler monkey - black-handed spider monkey - blue …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VERVET — мартышка-верветка ( Cercopithecus pygerythrus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MONKEY — обезьяна - Allen's swamp monkey - banded leaf monkey - black howler monkey - black spider monkey - black-and-red howler …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MONKEY — n 1) AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are you going? — Куда …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MONKEY — n 1) AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
MONKEY — monkey n 1. AmE infml Come here, you little monkey! Иди сюда, проказник! 2. AmE infml Hey, monkey, where are …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MONKEY — 1) Come here, you little monkey! — Иди сюда, проказник! 2) Hey, monkey, where are you going? — Куда ты …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
MONKEY
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GRAY VERVET — noun : grivet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD WORLD MONKEY — Any of certain anthropoid primate s of Africa and Asia (also called catarrhines), as distinguished from the New World monkey …
Английский словарь Британика
SUSPICIOUS — səˈspishəs adjective Etymology: Middle English suspicious, suspecious, from Middle French suspicieus, suspecious, from Latin suspiciosus, from suspicion-, suspicio suspicion + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAMANGO MONKEY — səˈmaŋ(ˌ)gō- noun Etymology: of Bantu origin : a dark-colored forest-dwelling monkey ( Cercopithecus labiatus ) common in parts of southern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAVANNA MONKEY — any of several common, closely allied long-tailed monkeys of African savannas ranging from Senegal to South Africa, including the green …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GREEN MONKEY — Date: 1840 : a long-tailed monkey of any of several African subspecies of a guenon ( Cercopithecus aethiops syn. Chloroebus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUENON — [ gə'nɒn ] ■ noun a long-tailed African monkey of a group including the vervet and patas monkeys. [Genus Cercopithecus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GRIVET MONKEY — [ 'grɪvɪt ] ■ noun another term for vervet monkey . Origin C19: from Fr., of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
GUENON — any of about 20 species of widely distributed African monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, family Cercopithecidae. Guenons are slim, graceful, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUANGWA NATIONAL PARK — park, northeastern Zambia, southern Africa. Divided into two separate parks, one north and one south, the Luangwa National Park covers …
Britannica English vocabulary
GUENON — n. any African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, having a characteristic long tail, e.g. the vervet. [F: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GUENON — n. any African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus, having a characteristic long tail, e.g. the vervet. [ F: orig. unkn. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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