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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
2. 2
   A kind of French red wine grape. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts wordnet
4. 4
   A wine made with these grapes. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

galictis vittatusgrison vittatus

Etymology

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

Related phrases

south american

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