spilogale putorius

1. 1.

   small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico

   Synonymsspotted skunklittle spotted skunk

   Broaderskunk

   Part ofSpilogale

Questions about spilogale putorius

What does spilogale putorius mean?

spilogale putorius means "small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico".

What is another word for spilogale putorius?

Close synonyms include spotted skunk, little spotted skunk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spilogale putorius a common word?

spilogale putorius is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.