Mephitis - Definition
mephitis
n 1: a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn:
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor,
foetor, mephitis]
3: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily
Mephitinae [syn: Mephitis, genus Mephitis]