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# vervet

noun (a vervet, vervets; vervet monkey)

«vervet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A vervet is a small African monkey with a grey-green or silvery coat, a black face fringed with white fur and a long tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#m1)
2. Vervets live in groups in the savannas and woodlands of eastern and southern Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons vervet monkeys are famous because they have different alarm calls for different dangers: one for leopards, one for eagles and one for snakes, and the troop reacts differently to each. They are often seen near safari camps, where they may snatch food. Phrases: vervet monkey, a troop of vervets.

### Examples

- A vervet monkey leapt onto the safari truck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x1)
- Vervets have black faces with white fur around them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x2)
- When a vervet sees an eagle, it gives a special call and everyone looks up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x3)
- A troop of vervets raided the campsite for bananas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x4)
- Baby vervets cling to their mothers' tummies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x5)
- Vervets eat fruit, leaves, seeds and insects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x6)
- Don't feed the vervets, or they will steal your lunch! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/#x7)

### Note

Plural vervets. Pronounced VER-vit. A group of monkeys is called a troop. Feeding wild monkeys is unsafe and makes them bold.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vervet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vervet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vervet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vervet.html) on Mova free.