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Conepatus leuconotus vs polecat

polecat vs Conepatus leuconotus

Conepatus leuconotus and polecat both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Conepatus leuconotus Yes No No No
polecat Yes No No No
As nouns, polecat is a hypernym of Conepatus leuconotus; that is, polecat is a word with a broader meaning than Conepatus leuconotus:
  • Conepatus leuconotus: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
  • polecat: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Other hypernyms of Conepatus leuconotus include skunk, wood pussy.
Conepatus leuconotus (noun) polecat (noun)
large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Difference between Conepatus leuconotus and polecat

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