WordCmp.com

polecat vs hognosed skunk

hognosed skunk vs polecat

polecat and hognosed skunk both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polecat Yes No No No
hognosed skunk Yes No No No
As nouns, hognosed skunk is a hyponym of polecat; that is, hognosed skunk 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
  • hognosed skunk: large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
polecat (noun) hognosed skunk (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 hognosed skunk

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.