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zorilla

British

/ zəˈrɪlə, zəˈrɪl /

noun

a skunk-like African musteline mammal, Ictonyx striatus, having a long black-and-white coat

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Etymology

Origin of zorilla

C18: from French, from Spanish zorrillo a little fox, from zorro fox

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