mephitis

English Thesaurus

1. in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal genus,
definition	:	a genus of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	mephitis mephitis, striped skunk,
definition	:	most common and widespread North American skunk (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	hooded skunk, mephitis macroura,
definition	:	of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family mustelidae, mustelidae,
definition	:	weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens (noun.animal)

2. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell,
definition	:	the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	niff, pong,
definition	:	an unpleasant smell (noun.cognition)

3. a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	gas,
definition	:	a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely (noun.substance)

4. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	reek, stink,
definition	:	smell badly and offensively (verb.perception)

derivation	:	ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling,
definition	:	having an unpleasant smell (adj.all)

derivation	:	mephitic, miasmic, mephitic, miasmic,
definition	:	of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution (adj.all)

derivation	:	reek, stink,
definition	:	smell badly and offensively (verb.perception)

derivation	:	ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling,
definition	:	having an unpleasant smell (adj.all)

derivation	:	mephitic, miasmic, mephitic, miasmic,
definition	:	of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution (adj.all)