spotted skunk

noun

1. either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spotted skunk¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The spotted skunk may be an even more important enemy of the woodrat, although the evidence is circumstantial.

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At the same minute the Spotted Skunk thought he heard somebody, so he stopped to listen.

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Another brother was called the Spotted Skunk, because the spot on his neck was so large.

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Once he met the Spotted Skunk, his brother, and they whispered together for a few minutes.

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Food habits of the prairie spotted skunk in southeastern Iowa.

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