different between mammal vs zorille

English

Etymology

Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæm?l/
• Hyphenation: mam?mal

Noun

mammal (plural mammals)

1. An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
2. (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:mammal

Derived terms

Related terms

• mammarial
• mammary

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Wikispecies

Alternative forms

• zoril, zorilla

Etymology

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

Noun

zorille (plural zorilles)

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

Synonyms

• (Ictonyx striatus): striped polecat, African polecat, Cape polecat, African skunk

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