GRYPHON
Gryph"on, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The griffin vulture.
GRYSBOK
Grys"bok n. Etym: [D. grijs gray + bok buck.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small South African antelope (Neotragus melanotis). It is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish fawn.
GUACHARO Gua*cha"ro, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. guácharo sickly, dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad (Steatornis
Caripensis, or S. steatornis); — called also oilbird.
Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in place of butter, is extracted from the young by the natives.
GUACHO
Gua"cho, n.; pl. Guachos ( Etym: [Spanish American.]
1. One of the mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the pampas of South America; a mestizo.
2. An Indian who serves as a messenger.