green monkey

noun

1. a common savanna monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus, of West Africa, with a greenish-gray back and yellow tail.

green monkey

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of green monkey¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Researchers in Australia tested ivermectin against SARS-CoV-2 in green monkey cells growing in lab dishes and found that the drug could quickly shut down production of viral RNA, the group reported last year in Antiviral Research.

From Science News

I miss my favorite bars, and this fun and fussy cocktail is a beautiful reminder of whySo in short, anxious drives to the grocery store over the past year, I found the presence of the little green monkey oddly reassuring.

From Washington Post

The little green monkey hung out near the punch bowl, his tail curled up in gratitude.

From Washington Post

So the Green Monkey unfastened the door of the golden cage and the Canary hopped out.

From Project Gutenberg

I have never seen a pea-green monkey before, and it strikes me you are quite gorgeous.

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To eat this one Green Monkey would only serve to make you hungry for more, and there are no more.

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The next moment her astonishment changed to anger, for there, in her best rocking-chair, sat a Green Monkey.

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Even now she is laughing at our despair because we can find no way to get rid of the green monkey.

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