| mephitis | (n) a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth |
| mephitis | (n) in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae, Syn. genus Mephitis |
| hooded skunk | (n) of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States, Syn. Mephitis macroura |
| malodor | (n) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant, Syn. stench, foetor, reek, malodour, stink, fetor, mephitis |
| striped skunk | (n) most common and widespread North American skunk, Syn. Mephitis mephitis |
| Mephitis | ‖n. [ L. mephitis : cf. F. méphitis. ] |
| Mephitism | n. Same as Mephitis, 1. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 縞スカンク | [しまスカンク;シマスカンク, shima sukanku ; shimasukanku] (n) (uk) striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) [Add to Longdo] |