English noun: wood pussy | |||
1. | wood pussy (animal) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae | ||
Synonyms | polecat, skunk | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | badger skunk, Conepatus leuconotus, hog-nosed skunk, hognosed skunk, hooded skunk, little spotted skunk, Mephitis macroura, Mephitis mephitis, rooter skunk, Spilogale putorius, spotted skunk, striped skunk | ||