单词	mephitis
释义	mephitis /məˈfīdəs / noun 1A noxious gas emanating from something, especially from the earth.Black's student Daniel Rutherford called this gas mephitic air instead: mephitis is a noxious emission in legend, thought to emanate from the earth and cause pestilence. 1.1A foul or poisonous stench.Skunks are called Mephitis mephitis, or ‘bad odour, bad odour’.... The mephitis was so unbearable to the hunters, that they unanimously resolved to give up their life-long hobby, become vegetarians, and pick up golf instead. Origin Early 18th century: from Latin.
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