- genus Spilogale
- nouna genus of Mustelidae• Syn: ↑Spilogale• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae• Member Meronyms: ↑spotted skunk, ↑little spotted skunk, ↑Spilogale putorius
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genus Spilogale
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Spilogale — noun a genus of Mustelidae • Syn: ↑genus Spilogale • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Mustelidae, ↑family Mustelidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spilogale putorius — noun small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico • Syn: ↑spotted skunk, ↑little spotted skunk • Hypernyms: ↑skunk, ↑polecat, ↑wood pussy • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Spilogale putorius — Skunk Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mammal genus — noun a genus of mammals • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Tachyglossus, ↑genus Tachyglossus, ↑Zaglossus, ↑genus Zaglossus, ↑Ornithorhynchus, ↑genus Ornithorhynchus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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Spotted skunk — Taxobox name = Spotted skunks image width = 225px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Carnivora familia = Mephitidae genus = Spilogale subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = Spilogale gracilis Merriam, 1890 Spilogale… … Wikipedia
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