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Definition of Genus conepatus
1. Noun. A genus of Mustelidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mustelidae, Mustelidae
Member holonyms: Badger Skunk, Conepatus Leuconotus, Hog-nosed Skunk, Hognosed Skunk, Rooter Skunk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Conepatus
Literary usage of Genus conepatus
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)
"165 AUGUST 6, 1902 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON SIX NEW
SKUNKS OF THE genus conepatus. ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1906)
"... no species of Wood Rat (genus Neotoma), only one species of Skunk (genus
Conepatus, Mephitis and Spilogale being both absent), and no species of the ..."
3. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"July 5, 1891. Collected by V. Bailey. Original number 2998. Well-made skin in
good condition; skull perfect. Genus CONEPATUS. ..."
4. List of the Vertebrated Animals Now Or Lately Living in the Gardens of the by London Zoo (London, England), Philip Lutley Sclater (1883)
"20,1865. From Hudson's Bay. b, f. Presented br the Hudson's Bay Co., Oct. 29,1867.
</. Purchased, Nov. 23, 1869. Genus CONEPATUS. 268. ..."
5. Fur-bearing Animals: A Monograph of North American Mustelidae, in which an by Elliott Coues (1877)
"... of the skull and teeth—History of the species—The genus Conepatus—Conepatus
... of the other species of the genus Mephitis, and of the genus Conepatus. ..."
6. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"Of the other members of the group, the typical skunks (Mephitis) range from Hudson
Bay to Guatemala ; while the allied genus Conepatus is found from Texas ..."
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