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grison

grison noun: a small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.

grison: a small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel
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Noun (1)

grison (plural grisons)

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Grison

Grison (countable and uncountable, plural Grisons)

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

Forms of grison

pluralgrisons
pluralGrisons

Origin of grison

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

Questions about grison

What does grison mean?
Grison means a small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
What part of speech is grison?
Grison is a noun.
What is the plural of grison?
The plural of grison is grisons.

Words near grison in the dictionary

  1. Grismers
  2. Grismore
  3. Grismores
  4. grisms
  5. Grisolle's sign
  6. grison
  7. grisons
  8. grisounite
  9. grisoutine
  10. grisoutite
  11. Grissel

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