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polecat vs spotted skunk

spotted skunk vs polecat

polecat and spotted skunk both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polecat Yes No No No
spotted skunk Yes No No No
As nouns, spotted skunk is a hyponym of polecat; that is, spotted 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
  • spotted skunk: small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico
polecat (noun) spotted skunk (noun)
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States 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 spotted skunk

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