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mephitis definition

me·phi·tis (-fīt′is)

noun

  1. a harmful, bad-smelling vapor from the earth, as the exhalation from decomposing organic matter or poisonous gas from a mine
  2. a bad smell; stench

Etymology: L, earlier mefitis < Oscan

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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