noun
green monkey
A species of Old World monkey (Chlorocebus sabaeus). Also called サバンナモンキー.
See also: サバンナモンキー
ミドリザルは西アフリカに生息している。
Green monkeys inhabit West Africa.
Synonym; サバンナモンキー is a direct loan from English 'savannah monkey', while ミドリザル is the Japanese name.
Compound of 緑 (みどり, 'green') and 猿 (さる, 'monkey'), referring to the greenish fur of this species.