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1. (n.) mephitis
a noxious exhalation from the earth, as poison gas.
2. mephitis
any foul or poisonous stench.
Etymology: (1700–10; < L mephītis)
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1. (noun) mephitis
a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2. (noun) malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
3. (noun) Mephitis, genus Mephitis
in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
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1. (noun) Mephitis
noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source
2. (noun) Mephitis
a genus of mammals, including the skunks
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