hog-nosed skunk

noun

: a large stocky white-backed skunk (Conepatus mesoleucus) of southwestern North America with a short white tail and a naked muzzle
also : any of several closely related South American skunks

called also white-backed skunk

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“Hog-nosed skunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hog-nosed%20skunk. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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