HyperDic: spotted_skunk

English > 1 sense of the expression spotted skunk:
NOUNanimalspotted skunk, little spotted skunk, Spilogale putoriussmall skunk with a marbled black and white coat
English > spotted skunk: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico.
Synonymslittle spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
Member ofSpilogale, genus SpilogaleA genus of Mustelidae
Broaderskunk, polecat, wood pussyAmerican musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled

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