Definition of Spilogale putorius

1. Noun. Small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico.

Exact synonyms: Little Spotted Skunk, Spotted Skunk
Generic synonyms: Polecat, Skunk, Wood Pussy
Group relationships: Genus Spilogale, Spilogale

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spilogale Putorius

Spielberg
Spielbergian
Spielmeyer
Spielmeyer-Sjogren disease
Spielmeyer-Stock disease
Spielmeyer-Vogt disease
Spiers
Spiffy
Spigelius
Spigelius' line
Spigelius' lobe
Spike
Spike Lee
Spillane
Spilogale
Spilogale putorius (current term)
Spinacia
Spinacia oleracea
Spinelli operation
Spinone Italiano
Spinoni Italiani
Spinosism
Spinoza
Spinozan
Spinozism
Spinozist
Spinozistic
Spinozists
Spinus
Spinus pinus

Literary usage of Spilogale putorius

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

1. A Synopsis of the Mammals of North America and Adjacent Seas by Daniel Giraud Elliot (1901)
"... 329 Spilogale olympica 332 Spilogale phenax 331 Spilogale putorius — 3*7. 3^8, 320, 333 Spilogale p. arizonae 331 Spilogale p. latifrons 331, ..."

2. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"Eastern portion of peninsular Florida, from New Smyrna south to Lake Worth. *Spilogale putorius (Linnaeus). 1758. Viverra putorius LINN^US, Syst. Nat., ed. ..."

3. The Myxomycetes of Colorado by William Codman Sturgis (1907)
"He likewise gives Spilogale putorius, and made his description of the species from a specimen taken by CE Aiken near Fountain, El Paso County. ..."

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