mephitis

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.
2. (countable, uncountable) A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats.

Concetti

puzzola

🦨

sito

afrore

ammorbamento

effluvio

fetidume

fetore

lezzo

miasma

olezzo

pestilenza

puzzo

👃

tanfo

zaffata

bestino

leppo

puzza

puzzore

sinonimi

stench

stink

reek

skunk

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foetor

malodor

fetor

malodour

kakosmia

foul odor

cacosmia

effluvium

Traduzioni

zorrino

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Conepatus semistriatus

Mephitis sp.

zorrillo

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Conepatus humboldti

Stinktier

🦨

Conepatus inca

mouffette

🦨

mofeta

🦨

peste

renardeau

chingue

🦨

empester

pestilència

mala olor

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/məˈfaɪ.tɪs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin mefītis, mephītis, from the name of a Samnite goddess who personified the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes.