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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
mephitis
    n 1: a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
    2: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
       malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor,
       foetor, mephitis]
    3: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily
       Mephitinae [syn: Mephitis, genus Mephitis]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mephitis \Me*phi"tis\, n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. m['e]phitis.]
   1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from
      decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Zool.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
      [1913 Webster]
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