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polecat vs striped skunk

striped skunk vs polecat

polecat and striped skunk both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polecat Yes No No No
striped skunk Yes No No No
As nouns, striped skunk is a hyponym of polecat; that is, striped 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
  • striped skunk: most common and widespread North American skunk
polecat (noun) striped skunk (noun)
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened most common and widespread North American skunk
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Difference between polecat and striped skunk

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