/zawr"il, zor"-/ , n.
a weasellike African animal, Ictonyx striatus, resembling a skunk in coloration and habits.
Also, zorilla /zeuh ril"euh/ , zorille /zeuh ril"/ .
[ 1765-75; zorille zorrilla, zorillo, equiv. to zorra, zorro fox + -illa, -illo dim. suffix ]