mephitis has definitions from the fields of biology,zoology,psychology
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[ noun ] (psychology) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Related terms

smell niff reek

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[ noun ] a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth

Related terms

gas

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[ noun ] (biology,zoology) in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae

Synonyms

genus_Mephitis

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