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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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Nearby words

  1. spotted joe-pye weed,
  2. spotted mackerel,
  3. spotted mist,
  4. spotted orchid,
  5. spotted sandpiper,
  6. spotted sunfish,
  7. spotted tail,
  8. spotted wilt,
  9. spotted wintergreen,
  10. spottedly

Origin of spotted skunk

First recorded in 1915–20
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019