Iberian word, fox
Zorro is a Spanish word meaning fox, occasionally encountered in English texts about Spanish-speaking regions or in reference to the animal.
The word appears in place names and as a loanword in discussions of wildlife in the Americas. (Capitalized Zorro is the fictional masked hero.)
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Iberian word, fox
Zorro is a Spanish word meaning fox, occasionally encountered in English texts about Spanish-speaking regions or in reference to the animal.
The word appears in place names and as a loanword in discussions of wildlife in the Americas. (Capitalized Zorro is the fictional masked hero.)
1. fox — vulpine, Resembling a fox; cunning (Sly, scheming cleverness); nocturnal (Active during darkness); bushy (Growing densely outward); den · kits · predator · prowler · red fox · gray fox · fennec · swift · burrow · omnivore
wild canid typezorro ≠ lobo Gray wolf of Mexico; wolf · dog · domestic dog · coyote · jackal
domestication statuszorro ≠ dog Domesticated barking mammal; domestic dog · hound
symbolic/cultural associationzorro ≠ lion Maned African feline; eagle · wolf · lamb · dove
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/zorro