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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Mephitis

· Me·phi·tis · IPA /məˈfaɪ.tɪs/
01 n. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
  1. 1.
    Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
  2. 2.
    A genus of mammals, including the skunks.(Zool.)