- subfamily Mephitinae
- nounsubdivision not used in some classifications: skunks• Syn: ↑Mephitinae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae
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subfamily Mephitinae
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Mephitinae — prop. n. A subfamily of mammals including the skunks; it is a subdivision not used in some classifications. Syn: subfamily Mephitinae. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mephitinae — noun subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks • Syn: ↑subfamily Mephitinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae … Useful english dictionary
mammal family — noun a family of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossidae, ↑family Tachyglossidae, ↑Ornithorhynchidae, ↑family Ornithorhynchidae, ↑Didelphidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Mustelidae — noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens • Syn: ↑Mustelidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora … Useful english dictionary
Mustelidae — noun weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens • Syn: ↑family Mustelidae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order Carnivora … Useful english dictionary
genus Mephitis — noun in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae • Syn: ↑Mephitis • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wood pussy — noun American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae • Syn: ↑skunk, ↑polecat • Hypernyms: ↑musteline mammal, ↑mustelid, ↑musteline • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
