zoril - meaning and definition. What is zoril
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What (who) is zoril - definition

SPECIES OF MAMMAL
Zorilla; Zorille; Zoril; African Polecat; Ictonyx striatus; Striped Polecat

Zoril         
·noun ·same·as Zorilla.
zoril         
n.
Mariput (Viverra zorilla).
zorilla         
[z?'r?l?]
¦ noun a skunk-like black and white carnivorous mammal inhabiting arid regions of southern Africa. [Ictonyx striatus.]
Origin
C18: via Fr. from Sp. zorrilla, dimin. of zorro 'fox'.

Wikipedia

Striped polecat

The striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus), also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk, is a member of the family Mustelidae that resembles a skunk (of the family Mephitidae). The name "zorilla" comes from the word "zorro", which in Spanish means "fox". It lives predominantly in dry and arid climates, such as the savannahs and open country of Central, Southern, and sub-Saharan Africa, excluding the Congo basin and the more coastal areas of West Africa.