ver|vet

ver|vet
ver|vet «VUR viht», noun.
a small African monkey of a grayish-green color, one of the guenons.
[< French vervet, probably fusion of vert green + (gri)vet a grivet]

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  • vet — ca·vet·to; che·vet; chia·vet·ta; ci·vet·ta; in·vet·er·a·cy; in·vet·er·ate·ly; in·vet·er·ate·ness; min·i·vet; na·vet; ol·i·vet; pa·vet·ta; re·vet; re·vet·ment; ru·vet·tus; triv·vet; vel·vet·een; vel·vet·i·ness; ver·vet; vet·er·an·ize;… …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • vet|i|ver — «VEHT uh vuhr», noun. 1. the fibrous aromatic roots of an East Indian grass grown in the tropics and the southern United States. They are made into mats and screens and yield vetiver oil; cuscus. 2. the plant itself. ╂[< French vétiver <… …   Useful english dictionary

  • vervet — ver·vet …   English syllables

  • vervet — ver•vet [[t]ˈvɜr vɪt[/t]] n. mam an African guenon Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus[/ex] • Etymology: 1880–85; < F, =ver(t) green (see vert) +(gri)vet grivet …   From formal English to slang

  • vervet monkey — ver·vet monkey .vər vət n green monkey called also vervet …   Medical dictionary

  • Cercopithecus Lelandii — Vervet Ver vet, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A South African monkey ({Cercopithecus pygerythrus} syn. {Cercopithecus Lelandii}). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cercopithecus pygerythrus — Vervet Ver vet, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A South African monkey ({Cercopithecus pygerythrus} syn. {Cercopithecus Lelandii}). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vervet — Ver vet, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A South African monkey ({Cercopithecus pygerythrus} syn. {Cercopithecus Lelandii}). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • verminazione — ver·mi·na·zió·ne s.f. TS med., vet. → verminosi {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1819. ETIMO: dal lat. verminatiōne(m), v. anche verminare …   Dizionario italiano

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