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mephitine

US/ˈmɛfəˌtaɪn/

mephitine adjective: of, or pertaining to, a skunk or skunks.

Adjective

mephitine (not comparable)

  1. Of, or pertaining to, a skunk or skunks.
  2. Skunk-like.

Noun

mephitine (plural mephitines)

  1. Any member of Mephitidae; skunk

Forms of mephitine

pluralmephitines

Questions about mephitine

What does mephitine mean?
Mephitine means of, or pertaining to, a skunk or skunks.
What part of speech is mephitine?
Mephitine can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce mephitine?
Mephitine is pronounced /ˈmɛfəˌtaɪn/ (US).

Words near mephitine in the dictionary

  1. mephitic toads
  2. mephitical
  3. mephitically
  4. mephitid
  5. mephitids
  6. mephitine
  7. mephitines
  8. mephitis
  9. mephitises
  10. mephitism
  11. mephitisms

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