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Galictis vittata
Grison Gri"son, n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris gray. See Gris.] (Zo["o]l.) (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.

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- mustelid in the genus Galictis. Native to Central and South America, the genus contains two extant species: the greater grison (Galictis vittata), which is...
- recognised: Galictis vittata vittata – northern South America Galictis vittata andina – Peru and Bolivia Galictis vittata brasiliensis – Brazil Galictis vittata...
- Four subspecies are recognised: Galictis cuja cuja – southwestern Bolivia, western Argentina, central Chile Galictis cuja furax – southern Brazil, northeastern...
- Huron), a 1767 satirical novella by Voltaire "Hurón", either Galictis vittata or Galictis cuja, two related ferret-like mammals from Central and South...
- Galictis Lesser grison (G. cuja) Greater grison (G. vittata) Ictonyx Saharan striped polecat (I. libyca) Striped polecat (I. striatus) Lyncodon Patagonian...
- Galictis Lesser grison (G. cuja) Greater grison (G. vittata) Ictonyx Saharan striped polecat (I. libyca) Striped polecat (I. striatus) Lyncodon Patagonian...
- approximately mean ‘weasel’: galid- (see Galidia) and iktis. Compare the word Galictis (grison, a closer relative of the weasel). It contains the following two...
- Galictis, Vormela, Ictonyx, Poecilogale (subfamily Galictinae)...
- Galictis Lesser grison (G. cuja) Greater grison (G. vittata) Ictonyx Saharan striped polecat (I. libyca) Striped polecat (I. striatus) Lyncodon Patagonian...
- Galictis Lesser grison (G. cuja) Greater grison (G. vittata) Ictonyx Saharan striped polecat (I. libyca) Striped polecat (I. striatus) Lyncodon Patagonian...