Wood Pussy (Noun)

Meaning

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Polecat
• Skunk

Hypernyms

• Musteline Mammal
• Mustelid

Hyponyms

• Striped Skunk
• Mephitis Mephitis
• Rooter Skunk
• Hog-nosed Skunk
• Hognosed Skunk
• Conepatus Leuconotus
• Mephitis Macroura
• Hooded Skunk
• Spotted Skunk
• Little Spotted Skunk