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hog-nosed skunk
[ hawg-nohzd, hog- ]
/ ˈhɔgˌnoʊzd, ˈhɒg- /
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noun
Also called badger skunk, 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.
Also called conepati. any similar New World skunk of the genus Conepatus.
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Words nearby hog-nosed skunk
hoggish, hog heaven, hog Latin, Hogmanay, hogmolly, hog-nosed skunk, hognose snake, hognut, hog peanut, hogpen, hog plum
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How to use hog-nosed skunk in a sentence
The hog-nosed skunk, according to westerners, very often had hydrophobia and would bite a sleeper.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane GreyWay down in the Southwest is one called the Hog-nosed Skunk, one of the largest of the family.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
British Dictionary definitions for hog-nosed skunk
hognosed skunk
/ (ˈhɒɡˌnəʊzd) /
noun
any of several American skunks of the genus Conepatus, esp C. leuconotus, having a broad snoutlike nose
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