zorille

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noun

Any member of species Ictonyx striatus of small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammals, resembling a skunk.

Similar
striped polecatAfrican polecat[[Cape polecat}}, African skunk
OriginFrench zorille ← Spanish zorrillo →
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Meanings

nounzorille (plural zorilles)

plural zorilles · alternative zoril · alternative zorilla

  1. Any member of species Ictonyx striatus of small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammals, resembling a skunk.

    Synonyms: striped polecat, African polecat, [[Cape polecat}}, African skunk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of species Ictonyx striatus of small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammals, resembling a skunk.

Similar
striped polecatAfrican polecat[[Cape polecat}}, African skunk
Also see
african polecatafrican skunkcape polecatmariputstriped polecat

Origin

  1. Spanishzorrillo
  2. Frenchzorille
  3. Englishzorille

From French zorille, from Spanish zorrillo, from zorro (“fox”) + -illo.

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Translations

Bulgarian зорила, ивичест пор
  • зорила (zorila)Ictonyx striatus
  • ивичест пор (ivičest por)Ictonyx striatus
Chinese Mandarin 非洲艾虎
  • 非洲艾虎 (Fēizhōu àihǔ)Ictonyx striatus
Czech zorila velká
  • zorila velkáIctonyx striatus
Finnish haisuhilleri
  • haisuhilleriIctonyx striatus
French zorille
  • zorilleIctonyx striatus
German Bandiltis
  • BandiltisIctonyx striatus
Russian зори́лла
  • зори́лла (zorílla)Ictonyx striatus
Swahili kicheche
  • kichecheIctonyx striatus
Vietnamese chồn hôi sọc châu Phi
  • chồn hôi sọc châu PhiIctonyx striatus
Welsh soril
  • sorilIctonyx striatus
Cite this entry
APA

zorille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zorille

MLA

“zorille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zorille. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zorille,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zorille.

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