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Wood pussy

noun

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae. Synonyms: polecat, skunk.

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Words linked to "Wood pussy" : hooded skunk, musteline, Conepatus leuconotus, Spilogale putorius, badger skunk, hog-nosed skunk, mustelid, Mephitis mephitis, rooter skunk, hognosed skunk, striped skunk, Mephitis macroura, musteline mammal, spotted skunk, little spotted skunk