hognosed skunk

hognosed skunk

(ˈhɒɡˌnəʊzd) n (Animals) any of several American skunks of the genus Conepatus, esp C. leuconotus, having a broad snoutlike nose

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hognosed skunk - large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexicobadger skunk, Conepatus leuconotus, hog-nosed skunk, rooter skunkpolecat, wood pussy, skunk - American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily MephitinaeConepatus, genus Conepatus - a genus of Mustelidae