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n. any of a number of carnivorous mammals belonging to the weasel family; skunk, species of small mammal that sprays a foul-smelling musk when threatened

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Noun
1. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
(synonym) skunk, wood pussy
(hypernym) musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
(hyponym) striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis
2. dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
(synonym) fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius
(hypernym) musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
(hyponym) ferret
(member-holonym) Mustela, genus Mustela

(n.)
The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied species.
  

(n.)
A small European carnivore of the Weasel family (Putorius foetidus). Its scent glands secrete a substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.
  

Synonyms and related words:
Cape polecat, animal, ape, bar, bear, beast, cavy, chimp, chimpanzee, coon, cur, dog, ferret, foumart, glutton, groundhog, guinea pig, hedgehog, hound, hyena, insect, mongrel, monk, monkey, mousehound, opossum, pig, porcupine, possum, prairie dog, quill pig, raccoon, reptile, rotten egg, serpent, skunk, snake, stink ball, stink bomb, stinkard, stinker, stinkpot, swine, varmint, vermin, viper, weasel, whelp, whistle-pig, wolverine, woodchuck, worm, zoril