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spotted skunk

noun

  1. either of two small, nocturnal skunks of the genus Spilogale, distinguished by a white forehead patch and a luxuriant coat of broken stripes and spots, including S. putorius of temperate North America and S. pygmaea of Mexico.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spotted skunk1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

The spotted skunk may be an even more important enemy of the woodrat, although the evidence is circumstantial.

At the same minute the Spotted Skunk thought he heard somebody, so he stopped to listen.

Another brother was called the Spotted Skunk, because the spot on his neck was so large.

Once he met the Spotted Skunk, his brother, and they whispered together for a few minutes.

Food habits of the prairie spotted skunk in southeastern Iowa.

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