grison
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old French gris (“gray”) + -on (diminutive suffix). Doublet of Grisons.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgrison (plural grisons)
- A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
Hyponyms
editTranslations
editweasel like mammal (Galictis)
Further reading
edit- grison on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Galictis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Galictis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editgrison m (plural grisons)
- grey-haired man
- (dated, colloquial) ass, donkey
Adjective
editgrison (feminine grisonne, masculine plural grisons, feminine plural grisonnes)
Further reading
edit- “grison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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