grison

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noun

A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.

Similar
Grison vittatusGalictis vittatus
OriginOld French gris →
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Meanings

grison1

noungrison (plural grisons)

plural grisons

  1. A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.

Grison2

nounGrison (countable and uncountable, plural Grisons)

plural Grisons

  1. countableuncountableA kind of French red wine grape.
  2. countableuncountableA wine made with these grapes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncarnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts

Similar
Grison vittatusGalictis vittatus
Broader
musteline mammalmustelidmusteline

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgris“gray”
  2. Englishgrison

From Old French gris (“gray”) + -on (diminutive suffix). Doublet of Grisons.

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Translations

Catalan grisó
  • grisóweasel like mammal (Galictis)
Chinese Mandarin 巢鼬
  • 巢鼬 (cháoyòu)weasel like mammal (Galictis)
Finnish grisoni
  • grisoniweasel like mammal (Galictis)
French grison
  • grisonweasel like mammal (Galictis)
Spanish grisón, huroncito
  • grisónweasel like mammal (Galictis)
  • huroncitoweasel like mammal (Galictis)

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

grison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grison

MLA

“grison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grison. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grison,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grison.

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