hog-nosed skunk

[hawg-nohzd skuhngk, hog-]

noun

1. Also called badger skunk. Also called rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.

2. Also called conepati. any similar New World skunk of the genus Conepatus.

Example Sentences

Well, once upon a time in Mexico, a hog-nosed skunk had just sprayed Dr. Ferguson in the face, rendering him temporarily blind.

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The hog-nosed skunk, according to westerners, very often had hydrophobia and would bite a sleeper.

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