Translingual

Spilogale putorius

Proper noun

Spilogale f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mephitidae – the spotted skunks.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Caniformia - suborder; Mephitidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spilogale putorius (eastern spotted skunk) - type species; Spilogale angustifrons (southern spotted skunk), Spilogale aquaticus, Spilogale gracilis (western spotted skunk), Spilogale pygmaea (pygmy spotted skunk) - other species