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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F., fr.

grison

gray, gray-haired,

gris

gray. See

(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.