Zorilla Definition

zə-rĭlə
noun
A carnivorous mustelid mammal (Ictonyx striatus) of Africa, resembling a skunk in appearance and in its method of defense.
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Other Word Forms of Zorilla

Noun

Singular:
zorilla
Plural:
zorillas

Origin of Zorilla

  • From New Latin (Mūstēla) zorilla former species name from French zorille zorilla from American Spanish zorrillo skunk from diminutive of Spanish zorro fox from Old Spanish idler, vagabond, fox

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Zorilla Sentence Examples

  • On the arrival of Amadeus in Spain, Ruiz Zorilla became minister of public works for a short time, and resigned by way of protesting against Serrano and Topete entering the councils of the new king.

  • Immediately after the restoration of Alphonso XII., early in 1875, Ruiz Zorilla went to France.

  • During the last two years of his life Ruiz Zorilla became less active; failing health and the loss of his wife had decreased his energies, and the Madrid government allowed him to return to Spain some months before he died at Burgos, on the 1 3 th of June 1895, of heart disease.

  • The zorilla, another purely African species, is found in the south of Tunisia.

  • In East and South Africa there is a genus of Mustelidae known as Ictonyx (Zorilla) which possesses a foetid odour and is warningly coloured with black and white bands after the manner of skunks.

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