Thesaurus: mephitis

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1. n. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
2. n. A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
3. n. a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
4. n. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
5. 1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
6. n. a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth n. in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae