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Noun Concept
Categories: Mustelinae, Mammals of Central America, Articles with short description, Aposematic animals, Mammals of South America
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skunk  polecat  wood pussy  Mephitidae  Mustela putorius putorius
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American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae WordNet 3.0
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American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Polecat is a common name for several mustelid species in the order Carnivora and subfamilies Ictonychinae and Mustelinae. Wikipedia
Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. Wikipedia
Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. Wikipedia
Common name for several species of mustelids. The term is also sometimes applied to the skunk in the southern United States. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Animal. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Subgenus of mammals Wikidata
Subspecies of mammal Wikidata
Common name of mammals in the family Mephitidae Wikidata
common name for several mammals Wikidata
A mammal of the family Mephitidae best known for its ability to secrete a liquid with a strong, foul-smelling odor. OmegaWiki
A weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela. Wiktionary
Weasel of the genus Mustela. Wiktionary (translation)
Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. Wiktionary
IS A
musteline mammal
taxonomic group
skunk
HAS KIND
hog-nosed skunk
hooded skunk
spotted skunk
striped skunk
skunk
+2 relations
CODE OF NOMENCLATURE
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
DIFFERENT FROM
weasel
MAIN FOOD SOURCE
European rabbit
PARENT TAXON
polecat
weasel
Caniformia
Musteloidea
TAXON RANK
family
subspecies
subgenus
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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skunk, polecat, wood pussy
Wikipedia
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Mephitidae, polecat, skunk
Wikidata
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Mephitidae, Mustela putorius putorius, polecat, Putorius, skunk
Wiktionary
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polecat, skunk
OmegaWiki
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skunk
Wikipedia Redirections
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chingue, Foul marten, mephitid, Pole-cat, Pole cat, Pole cats, polecats, skunk spray, skunks, Wood pussy, 🦨
Wikidata Alias
EN
Ictonyx, polecat subgenus, skunk family

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