scunck

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A form of skunk — Any of various mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounscunck (plural scuncks)

plural scuncks

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of skunk.
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APA

scunck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scunck

MLA

“scunck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scunck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scunck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scunck.

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