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ZORILLE [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Ictonyx striatus
Latin
DEF

a small, striped, black and white, weasellike mammal (Ictonyx striatus) of the drier parts of Africa, closely resembling the skunk in its appearance and fetid odor.

OBS

for "zorilla" : "Zorilla" is also the name of the genus to which zorilles belong.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ictonyx striatus
Latin
DEF

Mammifère carnassier mustélidé, propre à l'Afrique. (Les zorilles, ou mouffettes africaines, intermédiaires entre les ratels et les vraies mouffettes, sont de taille médiocre, à queue touffue. Ce sont des animaux à forte odeur et qui projettent à distance le contenu de leurs glandes anales).

Key term(s)
  • Ictonyx striata

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furs and Fur Industry
OBS

zorille: a small, striped, black and white, weasellike mammal (Ictonyx striatus) of the drier parts of Africa, closely resembling the skunk in its appearance and fetid odor.

OBS

skunk: any of several bushy-tailed mammals (family Mustelidae) of the New World, about the size of a house cat [;] its fur.

DEF

for "zorino" : a euphemism for skunk fur used to make garments.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pelleteries et fourrures
DEF

Fourrure du zorille, souple, au poil soyeux, plus court que celui du sconse. (Le zorrino est de teinte marron avec arête plus claire, et se travaille en allonge.)

Spanish

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