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polecat vs Conepatus leuconotus

Conepatus leuconotus vs polecat

polecat and Conepatus leuconotus both are nouns.

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

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