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Meaning: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae Classified under: Nouns denoting animals Synonyms: polecat; wood pussy; skunk Hypernyms ("polecat" is a kind of...): mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polecat"): Mephitis mephitis; striped skunk (most common and widespread North American skunk) hooded skunk; Mephitis macroura (of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States) badger skunk; Conepatus leuconotus; hog-nosed skunk; hognosed skunk; rooter skunk (large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico) little spotted skunk; Spilogale putorius; spotted skunk (small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico)
Meaning: Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Classified under: Nouns denoting animals Synonyms: fitch; foulmart; foumart; Mustela putorius; polecat Hypernyms ("polecat" is a kind of...): mustelid; musteline; musteline mammal (fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polecat"): ferret (domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits) Holonyms ("polecat" is a member of...): genus Mustela; Mustela (type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels) "Don't use your hairdryer in the shower, you prat" (English proverb) "Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something." (Native American proverb, Maricopa) "Whoever works, he will eat." (Armenian proverb) "The fox can lose his fur but not his cunning." (Corsican proverb) Useful links: What does mustelid mean? hognosed skunk definition What does little spotted skunk mean? spotted skunk definition What does musteline mean?
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