zoril
         n 1: muishond of northern Africa [syn: {zoril}, {Ictonyx
               frenata}]

English Dictionary: zoril	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zoril \Zor"il\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Zorilla}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,       zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.)       Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the       genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written       also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]          Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black                shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal                glands which produce a very offensive secretion,                similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and                their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very                destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the                natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also                {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American                skunk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zoril \Zor"il\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Zorilla}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,       zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.)       Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the       genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written       also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]          Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black                shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal                glands which produce a very offensive secretion,                similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and                their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very                destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the                natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also                {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American                skunk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,       zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.)       Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the       genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written       also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]          Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black                shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal                glands which produce a very offensive secretion,                similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and                their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very                destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the                natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also                {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American                skunk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,       zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.)       Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the       genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written       also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]          Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black                shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal                glands which produce a very offensive secretion,                similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and                their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very                destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the                natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also                {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The                name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American                skunk.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zuriel       rock of God, chief of the family of the Merarites (Num. 3:35) at       the time of the Exodus.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zuriel, rock or strength of God