Mephitis Definition
mə-fītĭs
noun
A bad smell; stench.
Webster's New World
A harmful, bad-smelling vapor from the earth, as the exhalation from decomposing organic matter or poisonous gas from a mine.
Webster's New World
A distinctive odour that is very unpleasant.
Wiktionary
pronoun
Alternative form of Mefitis.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Mephitis
Noun
Singular:
mephitisPlural:
mephitisesOrigin of Mephitis
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Via Latin, from Mefitis, the name of a Samnite goddess who personified the poisonous gases emitted from swamps and volcanoes. The name is from Oscan and ultimately Proto-Italic.
From Wiktionary
Latin mefītis, mephītis
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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