A small carnivorous mammal of Central and South America resembling a weasel, with a dark body and light-colored head and neck.
From French grison (grayish), named for its gray coloring. The animal was encountered by European explorers and named for its appearance.
The grison is a real animal that Europeans found in the Americas and named based purely on what they saw—a reminder that common names for animals often come from their most obvious feature.
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