Definition of Mephitis macroura

1. Noun. Of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States.

Exact synonyms: Hooded Skunk
Generic synonyms: Polecat, Skunk, Wood Pussy
Group relationships: Genus Mephitis, Mephitis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mephitis Macroura

Mentzelia livicaulis
Menuhin
Menura
Menurae
Menuridae
Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menziesia
Menziesia ferruginea
Menziesia pilosa
Mephaquine
Mephistophelean
Mephistopheles
Mephitinae
Mephitis
Mephitis macroura (current term)
Mephitis mephitis
Meprin
Meralgia paraesthetica
Merc
Mercalli scale
Mercator
Mercator's projection
Mercator projection
Mercatorian
Merce Cunningham
Mercedario
Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz
Mercenaria mercenaria

Literary usage of Mephitis macroura

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1903)
"His conclusion, however, that it should be referred to Mephitis macroura Licht., seems to be based on a misapprehension of the facts. ..."

2. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"Mephitis mexicana. Gray. Mag. Nat. Hist. ip 581, 1837: PZS 1865, p. 149. Mephitis macroura, Licht. Abh. Akad. Berl. 1838, t. 77; Darstell. t. 46. f. 1, 2. ..."

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