genus Mephitis

genus Mephitis
noun
in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
Syn: ↑Mephitis
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae

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