Mephitis macroura vs skunk

skunk vs Mephitis macroura

Mephitis macroura and skunk both are nouns.

Mephitis macroura is not a verb while skunk is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Mephitis macroura	Yes	No	No	No
skunk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, skunk is a hypernym of Mephitis macroura; that is, skunk is a word with a broader meaning than Mephitis macroura:

Mephitis macroura: of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States
skunk: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

Other hypernyms of Mephitis macroura include polecat, wood pussy.

Mephitis macroura (noun)	skunk (noun)
of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States	American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
	street names for marijuana
	a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

Mephitis macroura (verb)	skunk (verb)
	defeat by a lurch

Difference between Mephitis macroura and skunk

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