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zoril

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[zawr-il, zor-] / ˈzɔr ɪl, ˈzɒr- /
Also zorilla

noun

  1. a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.

Etymology

Origin of zoril

1765–75; < French zorille < Spanish zorrilla, zorillo, equivalent to zorra, zorro fox + -illa, -illo diminutive suffix

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