Grivet (Noun)
Meaning
White and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The grivet's distinctive white tufts of hair set it apart from other East African monkeys.
- Ecologists studying the regions have focused on grivet populations and their native habitats.
- On their safari trip, tourists caught a glimpse of a grivet perched in a nearby treetop canopy.
- Researchers documented a threat to grivet populations due to habitat loss and predation.
- In local folklore, the grivet is often attributed magical powers, seen as a symbol of fertility and abundance.