grison

2 definitions found

grison - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Grison \Gri"son\, n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris
     gray. See Gris.] (Zool.)
     (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae
         (Galictis vittata). It is about two feet long,
         exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also
         called South American glutton.
     (b) A South American monkey (Lagothrix infumatus), said to
         be gluttonous.
         [1913 Webster]

grison - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  grison
      n 1: carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a
           weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts [syn:
           grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus]