Me*phi"tis (?), n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. m'ephitis.]
1.
Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
2. Zool.
A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
© Webster 1913.
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