green monkey

See vervet.

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green monkey

(Animals) a W African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having greenish-brown fur and a dark face. Compare grivet, vervet

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green′ mon′key

a greenish gray guenon, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus, of W African savannas.

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green monkey - common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail

African green monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus

guenon, guenon monkey - small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face

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He would trust no one else with its care, and the whole Court soon talked of nothing but the pretty green monkey.

Next day both mother and daughter were sitting in a jessamine bower in the garden, and they began to talk of the green monkey and his strange ways.

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Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.

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"She had on a black velvet polonaise with jet buttons, and a tiny green monkey muff; I never saw her so stylishly dressed," Janey continued.

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In the meantime, dispose of my coachman, my carriage, and my servants." We have forgotten to mention, that the count's coachman was attired in a bear-skin, exactly resembling Odry's in "The Bear and the Pasha;" and the two footmen behind were dressed up as green monkeys, with spring masks, with which they made grimaces at every one who passed.

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1 Green Monkey cost $16million winning just $10,000 in prize money.

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Birmingham company Green Monkey, were the first company to sell a carbonated drink containing CBD.

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