striped skunk

striped skunk
noun
most common and widespread North American skunk
Syn: ↑Mephitis mephitis
Hypernyms: ↑skunk, ↑polecat, ↑wood pussy
Member Holonyms: ↑Mephitis, ↑genus Mephitis

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noun
: any of several skunks of the genus Mephitis

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striped skunk
the common black skunk or the black-and-white skunk, found throughout the United States and spreading into northern Mexico and southern Canada.

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