English Dictionary: Tota | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tota \To"ta\, n. [From the native name in Egypt.] (Zo[94]l.) The grivet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Grivet \Griv"et\ (gr[icr]v"[ecr]t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zo[94]l.) A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia ({Cercopithecus griseo-viridis}), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also {tota}. |