spotted skunk

noun

Any animal of the genus Spilogale, native to North and Central America.

Similar
little spotted skunkSpilogale putorius
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Meanings

nounspotted skunk (plural spotted skunks)

plural spotted skunks

  1. Any animal of the genus Spilogale, native to North and Central America.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico

Similar
little spotted skunkSpilogale putorius
Broader
skunkpolecatwood pussy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French moufette tachetée
  • moufette tachetéespotted skunk
German Fleckenskunk
  • Fleckenskunkspotted skunk
Polish skunksik
  • skunksikspotted skunk
Spanish mofeta moteada
  • mofeta moteadaspotted skunk
Cite this entry
APA

spotted skunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20skunk

MLA

“spotted skunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20skunk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spotted skunk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spotted%20skunk.

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