Polecat and Skunk

Polecat

Polecat noun - American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.
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Synonyms for Polecat

Skunk is a synonym for polecat. In some cases you can use "Skunk" instead a noun "Polecat".

Skunk

Skunk noun - American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.

Polecat is a synonym for skunk. You can use "Polecat" instead a noun "Skunk". popular alternative

Nearby Word: skunked

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Skunk and Polecat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/polecat/skunk
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