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In some classifications type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
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mephitis
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n. a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor , malodour , stench , stink , reek , fetor , foetor ] in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae [syn: genus ...
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The genus Mephitis is one of several genera of skunks , which has two species and a North American distribution. Striped skunk ( Mephitis mephitis ) Hooded skunk ( Mephitis macroura ) eo:Mefito Category:Skunks Category:Mammal genera Category:Taxa named ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mephitis \Me*phi"tis\, n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. m['e]phitis.] Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth 2 A distinctive odour that is very unpleasant.
Usage examples of mephitis.
Mephitis Mephitis, the striped skunk, but rather with Gulo gulo, the wolverine.
The rolling oscillating globe dips it for an aeon in growing sea, lifts it from the sinking waters of its thousand year bath to the furnace of the sun, remodels and remoulds, turns ashes into flowers, and divides mephitis into diamonds and breath.
In fact, he had never liked the idea of eating crow at all, and he was not about to start now-not when there was tasty, whole-roasted mephitis mephitis to be had instead.
Now, I think skunk is a better name than the smelliest of the smelly, so if we find any skunks on Bronson Beta-a discovery I seriously doubt,-we will call them not Mephitis Mephitica, but just plain skunks.
The Mephitis Mephitis (also called polecat or zorrino, or sometimes wood pussy) gave the invader a beady look, then shuffled away to find another bed until evening.
The Mephitis Mephitis (also called polecat or zorrino, or sometimes wood pussy) felt no kinship with this distorted version of itself.
The Mephitis Mephitis (also called polecat, zorrino, and, by the less couth, wood pussy) was frightened by the jabs to its hindquarters.