Mephitidae

Translingual

Etymology

Mephitis +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Mephitidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the skunks and the stink badgers.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder

Hyponyms

• (family): Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks), Mephitis (typical skunks), Mydaus (stink badgers), Spilogale (spotted skunks) - genera

References

• Mephitidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mephitidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mephitidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mephitidae in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Mephitidae at Animal Diversity Web
• Mephitidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Mephitidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Mephitidae at Paleobiology Database