Round 3016 - vote for ZORILLA

[Mike Shefler]

Here are 13 definitio0ns for ZORILLA, one of which came from a dictionary.

Vote for your two facoritesno later than 9 AM EDT, Saturday, September 28.

1.  a phantom; an apparition.

2.  an equestrian jump with two rails, the first being lower than the

second.

3.  a Spanish dance characterised by rapid and flamboyant movement

interrupted by moments of stillness.

4.  [Mex. via zorro] a vicious stoat-like animal.

5.  a large decorative comb usually worn under a mantilla, or lace head

covering.

6.  [Philately] any of several U.S. postage stamps issued with a "Z

grill" covering the entire stamp.

7.  an ancient book of secrets.

8.  one of a band of female vigilantes who attempted to maintain civil

order during and following the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948, notable

for their yellow clothing.

9.  a small, carnivorous, nocturnal mammal, _Ictonyx striatus_, of the

weasel family, found in dry regions of Africa.

10.  a small zoo or menagerie.

11.  any of various sea basses, especially edible species of the genera

_Epinephelus_ and _Paralabrax_

12.  a substance made of mushrooms or fungi, which are boiled in water,

dried, and beaten, then put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter,

and again dried in an oven.

13.  a type of screw.

[Debbie]

9 and 10, though I don't believe any of them. One of them made me chuckle.

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[Judy Madnick]

4.  [Mex. via zorro] a vicious stoat-like animal.

9.  a small, carnivorous, nocturnal mammal, _Ictonyx striatus_, of the weasel family, found in dry regions of Africa.

 

 

Judy Madnick

Albany, NY

 

[Tim B]

2 and 5, please.

Best wishes,
Tim Bourne.

[Johnb - co.uk]

#3 and #13 for me please

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[Daniel B. Widdis]

I first read #3 as "interrupted by moments of silliness".  Which seems more appropriate to the word.

And who doesn't need a large, decorative comb? #5 gets my second vote.

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

Maybe it was a dance in one of the Monty Python movies.

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[Efrem G Mallach]

None of them seem credible, except for mine, and I even have doubts about it.

Of the implausible ones, 8 and 13, because why not? They're probably the longest and the shortest, though I didn't check.

Efrem

On Sep 26, 2019, at 10:37 AM, Mike Shefler <sta...@salsgiver.com> wrote:

Here are 13 definitio0ns for ZORILLA, one of which came from a dictionary.
Vote for your two facoritesno later than 9 AM EDT, Saturday, September 28.

8.  one of a band of female vigilantes who attempted to maintain civil order during and following the Costa Rican Civil War of 1948, notable for their yellow clothing.

[Tim Lodge]

I'll go for the stoats and weasels: 4 & 9.

4.  [Mex. via zorro] a vicious stoat-like animal.

9.  a small, carnivorous, nocturnal mammal, _Ictonyx striatus_, of the weasel family, found in dry regions of Africa.

--  Tim L

[Shani Naylor]

Two short ones for me:

7.  an ancient book of secrets.

 

13.  a type of screw.

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[Dave Cunningham]

1 and 13 cause they are primes. maybe.

Dave

[Ryan McGill]

I don't believe any of them, for a change.

So let's spread the votes around.

11 & 12

[Christopher Carson]

I’ll go with 9 and 13.

 

Chris