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Definition of Spilogale putorius
1. Noun. Small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico.
Generic synonyms: Polecat, Skunk, Wood Pussy
Group relationships: Genus Spilogale, Spilogale
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spilogale Putorius
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. ..."