Grison

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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