Definition of Grig. Meaning of Grig. Synonyms of Grig

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Definition of Grig

Grig
Grig Grig (gr[i^]g), n. [Cf. Sw. kr["a]k little creature, reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A cricket or grasshopper. [Prov. Eng.] (b) Any small eel. (c) The broad-nosed eel. See Glut. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Heath. [Prov. Eng.] --Audrey. As merry as a grig [etymology uncertain], a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of ``As merry as a Greek; ' by others, to be an allusion to the cricket.

Meaning of Grig from wikipedia

- There is only one extant genus in North America, where they are known as grigs, four genera in Asia, and many extinct genera (see below). The earliest...
- Hump-winged grigs are insects belonging to the genus Cyphoderris, in the family Prophalangopsidae, and superfamily Grylloidea (crickets). In modern times...
- Edvard Hagerup Grieg (/ɡriːɡ/ GREEG, Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑʈ ˈhɑ̀ːɡərʉp ˈɡrɪɡː]; 15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He...
- friendly reptilian Navigator named Grig, and explains his unwillingness to take part in the coming conflict. Grig sympathizes with Alex while Centauri...
- Lucy Grig is Professor of the History of Late Antiquity and a former Head of classics (2019-2022) at the University of Edinburgh. Grig was a lecturer...
- in turn Cameron, 136 Cameron, 142-143 "DAMAS" on 4 gl****es per Grig, 5 per Lutraan; Grig, 208-215, 216-220, 229-230, 229 quoted (examples illustrated);...
- Vladimir Grig (Russian: Владимир Григ; born 21 March 1962 in Krasnodar, USSR) is the pen name of Russian, St. Petersburg-based artist and musician Vladimir...
- Gregorian Bivolaru also known as Magnus Aurolsson and nicknamed Grieg, Grig or, by the press, Guru (born 12 March 1952) is the founder of the Movement...
- Cyphoderris strepitans, the sagebrush cricket or sagebrush grig, is a one of only a few surviving species in the family Prophalangopsidae. Three of these...
- While he is away, a man named Grig arrives at his house and the details of Mona's life are filled in. Mona has been Grig's lover for three years, though...