moffetta

Concepts

skunk

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polecat

striped skunk

Mephitis mephitis

wood pussy

Synonyms

puzzola

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skunk

Mephitis mephitis

Translations

mouffette

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Skunk

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Stinktier

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μεφίτιδα

stinkdier

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kokarca

moufette

🦨

sconse

gambá

cangambá

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mofette

ظربان

mofeta

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mephitis mephitis

Hyphenated as

mof‧fét‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mofˈfet.ta/

Etymology

Probably from a diminutive of muffa (“mildew, mold”), itself of Germanic/Lombardic origin.