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green monkey
noun
Definition of GREEN MONKEY
: a long-tailed monkey of any of several African subspecies of a guenon (Cercopithecus aethiops syn. Chloroebus aethiops) having greenish-appearing hair and often used in medical research —called also vervet
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First Known Use of GREEN MONKEY
1840
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green monkey
noun
Medical Definition of GREEN MONKEY
: a long-tailed African monkey of the genus Cercopithecus (C. aethiops) that has greenish-appearing hair and is often used in medical research—called also vervet monkey
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