definition of
Mephitis

[1] #1 Mephitis n. [mephitis] a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth. wn

[2] #2 Mephitis n. [malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis] a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. wn

[3] #3 Mephitis n. [genus Mephitis] in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae. wn