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Zoril
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zor·ille also zor·il  (zôrl, zr-) or zo·ril·la (z-rl)
n.
A carnivorous African mammal (Ictonyx striatus) related to the weasel but resembling the skunk in appearance and in its method of defense.

[French, from Spanish zorrillo, skunk, diminutive of zorro, fox, from Old Spanish, idler, vagabond, fox.]
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Noun1.Zoril - muishond of northern Africazoril - muishond of northern Africa          
muishond - southern African weasel
genus Ictonyx, Ictonyx - a genus of Mustelidae


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