Mephitidae
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Mephitidae
- 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 – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Caniformia - suborder
Hyponyms
- (family): Conepatus (hog-nosed skunks), Mephitis (typical skunks), Spilogale (spotted skunks); Mydaus (stink badgers) - genera
References
Mephitidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Mephitidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Mephitidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Mephitidae in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
- Mephitidae at Animal Diversity Web
- Mephitidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Mephitidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Mephitidae at Paleobiology Database
