Definitions for vervet

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vervet ver·vet

Spelling: [vur-vit]

IPA: /ˈvɜr vɪt/

Vervet is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 50 anagrams from letters in vervet (eertvv).

Definitions for vervet

noun

1. an African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus, allied to the green monkey and the grivet, but distinguished by a rusty patch at the root of the tail.

Origin of vervet

1880-85; French, equivalent to ver(t) green (see vert) + (gri)vet grivet

Examples for vervet

The Green monkey and the vervet monkey are those most commonly seen in England.