zorro

(also ‘small-eared dog’, ‘small-eared fox’, ‘small-eared zorro’; also known as “false fox”)

a kind of animal – mammal – four-legged – meat-eating – nocturnal (= active at night) – with short, thick, dark grey to black fur on the sides, a dark band running along the back and tail, and reddish-brown and white on the underside, fox-like head with short, straight, slightly rounded ears, pointed snout (= mouth and nose part), straight, short, narrow legs with partially webbed (= a layer thin skin joining the toes) and padded feet with sharp, curved claws, long, bushy, black tail, called ‘sweep’; size: 2½-3½ feet long with a 10-14 inch-long tail, weight: 9-10 Kg. (female larger than male); feeds on (eats) insects, small animals – mice, rats, lizards, frogs, and fish, birds, and fruit; lives for about 11 years in captivity; found in South America

Figures of Speech:

zorro (noun)  =

a legendary adventure-loving character with Spanish Californian background found in story books and now made into film/movie

[masked swordfighter who helps the weak and downtrodden people]

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