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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 608 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GRISON (Galictis vittata); a carnivorous mammal, of the See also:family Mustelidae, See also:common in Central and See also:South See also:America and See also:Mexico. It is about the See also:size of a See also:marten, and has the upper See also:surface of a bluish-See also:grey tint, and the under surface is dark See also:brown. The grison l  ives on small mammals and birds, and in settled districts is destructive to poultry . Allamand's See also:grison (G. allamandi), with the same range, is somewhat larger . Another member of the genus is the tayra or taira (G. See also:barbara), about as large as an See also:otter, with a range from See also:Mexico to See also:Argentina . This See also:species hunts in companies (see See also:CARNIVORA) .

End of Article: GRISON (Galictis vittata); a carnivorous mammal, of the family Mustelidae, common in Central and South America and Mexico. It is about the size of a marten, and has the upper surface of a bluish-grey tint, and the under surface is dark brown. The grison l
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