mephitis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə fī′tis)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•phi•tis  (mə fī′tis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. (in nontechnical use) a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas.
  2. any noisome or poisonous stench.
  • Latin mephītis, mefītis; compare Oscan Mefit(eí) the goddess of such exhalations
  • 1700–10

'mephitis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
skunk - mephitic

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