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Definition of Spilogale putorius

Spilogale putorius
Skunk Skunk, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense. Note: The common species of the Eastern United States (Mephitis mephitica) is black with more or less white on the body and tail. The spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), native of the Southwestern United States and Mexico, is smaller than the common skunk, and is variously marked with black and white. Skunk bird, Skunk blackbird (Zo["o]l.), the bobolink; -- so called because the male, in the breeding season, is black and white, like a skunk. Skunk cabbage (Bot.), an American aroid herb (Symplocarpus f[oe]tidus>) having a reddish hornlike spathe in earliest spring, followed by a cluster of large cabbagelike leaves. It exhales a disagreeable odor. Also called swamp cabbage. Skunk porpoise. (Zo["o]l.) See under Porpoise.

Meaning of Spilogale putorius from wikipedia

- genus Spilogale includes all skunks commonly known as spotted skunks. Currently, there are four accepted extant species: S. gracilis, S. ****rius, S. pygmaea...
- The eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale ****rius) is a small, relatively slender skunk found in North America, in the central and parts of the southeastern...
- skunk was considered to be a subspecies of the eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale ****rius). The southern spotted skunk grows to a length of 34 cm (13 in) with...
- The western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis) is a spotted skunk of western North America. With a total length of 35–45 cm (14–18 in), the western spotted...
- ****rius), and the steppe polecat (Mustela eversmanii). Polecats share the genus Mustela with members of the subgenera Lutreola and Mustela. ****rius...
- spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis amphiala) is an insular endemic carnivore and a subspecies of the western spotted skunk (Spilogale gracilis). Little...
- striped skunk Genus: Spilogale Spilogale angustifrons – southern spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis – western spotted skunk Spilogale ****rius – eastern spotted...
- most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (Mustela ****rius), as evidenced by the ferret's ability to interbreed with European polecats...
- "Spilogale ****rius". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. Retrieved April 14, 2020. Gompper, M.; Jachowski, D. (2016). "Spilogale ****rius"...
- striped skunks, two species); Mydaus (stink badgers, two species); and Spilogale (spotted skunks, four species). The two stink badgers in the genus Mydaus...