Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Musteloidea — theskunks and thestink badgers .
Etymologies
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Mephitis + -idae
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Examples
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Mussels are an important source of food for aquatic predators and land-based scavengers such as river otters (Lutra canadensis), muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus), raccoons (Procyon lotor), and skunks (Mephitidae).
Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction 2009
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Thanks to Badger's cousin, Skunk (family Mephitidae), who introduced us.
Riverfront 2009
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They belong to the family Mephitidae and to the order Carnivora.
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