spotted skunk

noun

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.

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Origin of spotted skunk

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby spotted skunk

spotted joe-pye weed, spotted mackerel, spotted mist, spotted orchid, spotted sandpiper, spotted skunk, spotted sunfish, spotted tail, spotted wilt, spotted wintergreen, spotter
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