HyperDic: mephitis_mephitis

English > 1 sense of the expression Mephitis mephitis:
NOUNanimalMephitis mephitis, striped skunkmost common and widespread North American skunk
English > Mephitis mephitis: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningMost common and widespread North American skunk.
Synonymstriped skunk
Member ofMephitis, genus MephitisIn some classifications
Broaderskunk, polecat, wood pussyAmerican musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled

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