Difference between revisions of "Skunk"
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* the Skunk River in the United States is a tributary of the Mississippi, rising in central Iowa | * the Skunk River in the United States is a tributary of the Mississippi, rising in central Iowa | ||
| − | * '''skunk''': a moderately small black-and-white mammal whose ability to spray a fetid musk from the anal gland earned it the scientific name Mephitis ''mephitica'', meaning "stench stench." The word ''skunk'' is a corruption of ''Abenaki''''segongw'' or ''segonku'' meaning "one who squirts" | + | * '''skunk''': a moderately small black-and-white mammal whose ability to spray a fetid musk from the anal gland earned it the scientific name Mephitis ''mephitica'', meaning "stench stench." The word ''skunk'' is a corruption of ''Abenaki'' ''segongw'' or ''segonku'' meaning "one who squirts" |
* skunk ≈ thunk ≈ thud ≈ [[tip]] | * skunk ≈ thunk ≈ thud ≈ [[tip]] | ||
[[Category: Rivers]] | [[Category: Rivers]] | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 27 July 2006
- the Skunk River in the United States is a tributary of the Mississippi, rising in central Iowa
- skunk: a moderately small black-and-white mammal whose ability to spray a fetid musk from the anal gland earned it the scientific name Mephitis mephitica, meaning "stench stench." The word skunk is a corruption of Abenaki segongw or segonku meaning "one who squirts"
- skunk ≈ thunk ≈ thud ≈ tip
