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Webster 1913 Edition

Mephitis

‖

Me-phi′tis

,

Noun.

[L.

mephitis

: cf. F.

méphitis

.]

1.

Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.

2.

(Zool.)

A genus of mammals, including the skunks.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mephitis

MEPH'ITIS