名詞 mephitis:

1. a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
2. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
   同義詞：malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor
3. in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae
   同義詞：genus Mephitis

me.phi.tis

n.（名詞）
An offensive smell; a stench.
臭味；惡臭
A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth.
臭氣：從地里冒出的有毒或惡臭氣體

來(lái)源：
Latin mephotis
拉丁語(yǔ) mephotis