Word Finder - skunks

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Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

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A despicable person.

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A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.

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A win by 30 or more points.

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To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.

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I skunked him at cards.

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To win by 30 or more points.

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(of beer) To go bad, to spoil.

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A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.

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Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.

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Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum

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Strong-smelling cannabis

The white stripes cut out of skunks are made into rugs.

Foxes are still found in considerable numbers in suitable habitats; opossums, skunks and raccoons are plentiful in some parts of the state; and rabbits and squirrels are still numerous.

The most common wild animals are deer, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, skunks, woodchucks and muskrats.

Rabbits and squ'rrels are numerous in nearly all parts of the state; skunks, weasels, muskrats and woodchucks are common; there are some racoons; mink are frequently taken in the Adirondacks; and a few otter remain.

Some researchers speculate that it is a defensive mechanism similar to the odor emitted by skunks.

Skunks are black and white, aren't they?

Squirrels, racoons, woodchucks and skunks are common, and musk-rats, porcupines and opossums are found in some sections.

In East and South Africa there is a genus of Mustelidae known as Ictonyx (Zorilla) which possesses a foetid odour and is warningly coloured with black and white bands after the manner of skunks.

The Carnivora include bears, wolverines, wolves, raccoons, foxes, sables, martens, skunks, kolinskis, fitch, fishers, ermines, cats, sea otters, fur seals, hair seals, lions, tigers, leopards, lynxes, jackals, &c. The Rodentia include beavers, nutrias, musk-rats or musquash, marmots, hamsters, chinchillas, hares, rabbits, squirrels, &c. The Ungulata include Persian, Astrachan, Crimean, Chinese and Tibet lambs, mouflon, guanaco, goats, ponies, &c. The Marsupialia include opossums, wallabies and kangaroos.

The mammals include black bear, deer, lynx, porcupine, fox, squirrels, hares, rabbits, musk rats, minks, weasels, skunks and woodchucks.

Squirrels, rabbits, wood-chucks, skunks, muskrats and opossums are common.

The threat of skunks or matrimony often catalyzes this reaction.

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One being rabies (because most skunks are not out during the day), and the other is being sprayed by this mysterious skunk.

Meadowlarks, song sparrows, foxes, grouse, and skunks also roam the area freely.

Many animals, such as raccoons and skunks, are nocturnal and their activity during the day should be regarded as suspicious.

Cats account for about 10 percent of reported bites, and other animals (including rats, hamsters, ferrets, rabbits, horses, sheep, raccoons, bats, skunks, and monkeys) make up the remaining 5 to 10 percent.

More than 90 percent of animal rabies cases occur in such wild animals as skunks, bats, and raccoons, with such domestic animals as dogs and cats accounting for fewer than 10 percent of cases.

Musk-rats and skunks are numerous west of the Cascades.

Much more numerous are squirrels, rabbits, " groundhogs " (woodchucks), opossums, skunks, weasels and minks.

There are dozens of animal costume sewing patterns on the market right now, which means you or your child can dress up as a variety of creatures from skunks to squirrels.

If it isn't the skunks and opossum killing the chickens, it's the weeds taking over the garden.