"zorille" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zorilles [plural]
Etymology: From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|zorille}} French zorille, {{uder|en|es|zorrillo}} Spanish zorrillo, {{m|es|zorro||fox}} zorro (“fox”), {{m|es|-illo}} -illo Head templates: {{en-noun}} zorille (plural zorilles)
  1. Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk. Wikipedia link: Striped polecat Categories (lifeform): Mustelids Synonyms: zoril, zorilla Synonyms (Ictonyx striatus): striped polecat, African polecat, Cape polecat, African skunk Translations (Ictonyx striatus): зорила (zorila) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ивичест пор (ivičest por) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 非洲艾虎 (Fēizhōu àihǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), zorila velká (Czech), haisuhilleri (Finnish), зори́лла (zorílla) [feminine] (Russian), kicheche (Swahili), chồn hôi sọc châu Phi (Vietnamese), soril [masculine] (Welsh), jab gi (Wolof), wéxéñ wi (Wolof)

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