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noun
A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A kind of French red wine grape.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A wine made with these grapes.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus
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Broader terms: musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
History
From Old French gris (“gray”) + -on (diminutive suffix). Doublet of Grisons.
Across languages
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