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zorille

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Ictonyx striatus, a small, carnivorous, nocturnal African mammal resembling a skunk.

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: зорила (zorila) — Ictonyx striatus
  • Bulgarian: ивичест пор (ivičest por) — Ictonyx striatus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 非洲艾虎 (Fēizhōu àihǔ) — Ictonyx striatus
  • Czech: zorila velká — Ictonyx striatus
  • Finnish: haisuhilleri — Ictonyx striatus
  • German: Bandiltis — Ictonyx striatus
  • Russian: зори́лла (zorílla) — Ictonyx striatus
  • Swahili: kicheche — Ictonyx striatus
  • Vietnamese: chồn hôi sọc châu Phi — Ictonyx striatus
  • Welsh: soril — Ictonyx striatus
  • Wolof: jab gi — Ictonyx striatus
  • Wolof: wéxéñ wi — Ictonyx striatus