spotted skunk

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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 hyena, spotted mackerel, Spotted Mist, spotted orchid, spotted sandpiper, spotted skunk, spotted sunfish, Spotted Tail, spotted wilt, spotted wintergreen, spotter

Example sentences from the Web for spotted skunk

Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They were looping back around and coming down Tiebout Avenue when they spotted two figures.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Other officials told reporters that searchers also spotted a life vest and baggage in the water.
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There, Jesse once again spotted Wahlberg and his friends lurking.
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Conservative hit man turned liberal media critic David Brock, spotted smoking an e-cigarette in the lobby.
Team Clinton Prepares for the Other Side of If|David Freedlander|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The general ensemble of war-paint and spotted ponies was enough for me; I didn't need to be told that it was my move.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Quite a shower of shell fell all about us, the Turks having spotted there was some sort of "bloke" on the Rattlesnake.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Spotted Flycatchers appear, however, to vary in numbers to a certain extent in different years.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
The worst of it is, we kain't start the ball a-rollin' till we get that girl spotted—that's the hell of it!
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
So they bore Spotted Snake away with them in the canoe, while the Dogtown gang shrieked farewells from the old landing.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

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