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skunk
noun skunk, skunks
    1. A small American mammal related to the weasel, best known for the foul-smelling liquid which it squirts from musk glands at the base of its tail in order to deter predators.
    2. The fur from this animal.
    3. derog
      A despised person.
Etymology: 17c: from Algonquian segonku.



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