Grivet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Grivet \Griv"et\ (gr[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  grivet
       n : white and olive green east African monkey with long white
           tufts of hair beside the face [syn: {Cercopithecus
           aethiops}]