(n.) Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus Ictonyx allied to the weasels and skunks.
Example Sentences:
(1) A total of 530 individual hosts were examined during the 4-yr period, of which the majority included, among the carnivores, the white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albicauda), the large spotted genet (Genetta tigrina) and the zorilla (Ictonyx striatus).