zorille

(zôr′il, zär′-)

noun

a small, striped, black and white, musteline carnivore (Ictonyx striatus) of the drier parts of Africa: it looks and smells like the skunk

Origin: Fr zorille < Sp zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra, zorro, fox

See zorille in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also zor·il

noun

A carnivorous African mammal (Ictonyx striatus) related to the weasel but resembling the skunk in appearance and in its method of defense.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Spanish zorrillo, skunk

Origin: , diminutive of zorro, fox

Origin: , from Old Spanish, idler, vagabond, fox

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