Mephitis

[mi'faitis]

(noun.) in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae.

(noun.) a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth.

安迪编辑--From WordNet

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

(n.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.

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n. (Chem.) Noxious exhalation.

手打:波莱特

n. a poisonous exhalation from the ground or from decaying substances—also Mephī′tism.—adjs. Mephit′ic -al.

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