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mephitis
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mephitis has 3 senses
- mephitis(n = noun.substance) Array - a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth; Array is a kind of gas
- mephitis(n = noun.cognition) fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink - a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant; Array is a kind of odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell
- mephitis(n = noun.animal) genus mephitis - in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae; Array is a kind of mammal genus
Derived form adjective mephitic1
has particulars: niff, pong
Derived form adjective mephitic1
is a member of family mustelidae, mustelidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
mephitis, n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. méphitis.].
- Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of mammals, including the skunks. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mephitis, n.
1 a noxious emanation, esp. from the earth.
2 a foul-smelling or poisonous stench.
1 a noxious emanation, esp. from the earth.
2 a foul-smelling or poisonous stench.
Derivative
mephitic adj.
Etymology
L
ROGET THESAURUS
mephitis
Bane
N bane, curse, evil, hurtfulness, painfulness, scourge, damnosa hereditas, white elephant, sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle, poison, toxin, teratogen, leaven, virus venom, arsenic, antimony, tartar emetic, strychnine, nicotine, miasma, miasm, mephitis, malaria, azote, sewer gas, pest, Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid, bichloride of mercury, carbonic acid, carbonic gas, choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane, hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite, banewort, bhang, ganja, hashish, Upas tree, Toxline (online), rust, worm, helminth, moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew, dry rot, canker, cankerworm, cancer, torpedo, viper, demon, toxicology, baneful, poisonous, phr, bibere venenum in auro, Contingent Subservience.
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