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毒气,恶臭

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mephitis \Me*phi"tis\, n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. m['e]phitis.]
   1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from
      decomposing substances, filth, or other source.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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}]