hog-nosed skunk

noun

Any animal of the genus Conepatus, found from southwester US through South America.

Similar
badger skunkhognosed skunkrooter skunkConepatus leuconotus
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Meanings

nounhog-nosed skunk (plural hog-nosed skunks)

plural hog-nosed skunks

  1. Any animal of the genus Conepatus, found from southwester US through South America.

    Synonyms: badger skunk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny animal of the genus Conepatus, found from southwester US through South America.

Similar
badger skunk

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico

Similar
hognosed skunkbadger skunkrooter skunkConepatus leuconotus
Broader
skunkpolecatwood pussy
Also see
badger skunk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kärsäskunkki
  • kärsäskunkkiskunk of the genus Conepatus
French moufette à nez de porc
  • moufette à nez de porcskunk of the genus Conepatus
German Weißrüsselskunk, Schweinsnasenskunk
  • Weißrüsselskunkskunk of the genus Conepatus
  • Schweinsnasenskunkskunk of the genus Conepatus
  • Ferkelskunkskunk of the genus Conepatus
Polish skunksowiec
  • skunksowiecskunk of the genus Conepatus
Portuguese zorrilho
  • zorrilhoskunk of the genus Conepatus
Spanish zorrillo, zorrino
  • zorrilloskunk of the genus Conepatus
  • zorrinoskunk of the genus Conepatus
  • chingueskunk of the genus Conepatus
Cite this entry
APA

hog-nosed skunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog-nosed%20skunk

MLA

“hog-nosed skunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog-nosed%20skunk. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hog-nosed skunk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hog-nosed%20skunk.

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