English noun: mephitis |
1. | mephitis (substance) a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gas |
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2. | mephitis (cognition) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant |
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| Synonyms | fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink |
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| Broader (hypernym) | odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | niff, pong |
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3. | Mephitis (animal) in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae |
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| Synonyms | genus Mephitis |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mammal genus |
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| Member holonym | hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura, Mephitis mephitis, striped skunk |
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| Member meronym | family Mustelidae, Mustelidae |
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