me·phi·tis /məˈfaɪtəs/
毒氣,惡臭
Me·phi·tis n.
1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
2. Zool. A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
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mephitis
n 1: a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor,
malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor]
3: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily
Mephitinae [syn: genus Mephitis]