Mephitis

Language: English
Pronunciation: mephit-is
Part of Speech: noun

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A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.

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A taxonomic <xref>genus</xref> within the <xref>family</xref> <xref>Mephitidae</xref> — one of the three <xref>genera</xref> of <xref>skunks</xref>.

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"a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth"

"a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant"

"in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae"

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