mephitis

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(mə-fī'tĭs) pronunciation
n.
  1. An offensive smell; a stench.
  2. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth.

[Latin mefītis, mephītis.]


(mə-fī'tĭs)
n.
  1. An offensive smell; a stench.
  2. A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth.
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  • Smells - mephitis: any poisonous stench, esp. noxious exhalation from the earth


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