skunks

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/skʌŋks/

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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of skunk
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of skunk

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with skunks

hunksmonkstrunksdunksquincunx
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APA

skunks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skunks

MLA

“skunks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skunks. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skunks,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skunks.

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