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. 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

The virus is named for the German city of Marburg, where laboratory technicians performing necropsies on imported African green monkeys in 1967 became infected.

From Washington Post

African green monkeys and pigs can carry it.

From BBC

The Egyptian rousette fruit bat often harbours the virus, but African green monkeys and pigs can also carry it.

From BBC

At least seven deaths were reported in that outbreak, with the first people infected having been exposed to Ugandan imported African green monkeys or their tissue while conducting lab research, the CDC said.

From Washington Post

African green monkeys and pigs can also carry it.

From BBC