- puputth’in’
- pəpət̓ᶿin̓
- N
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skunk
Details
- Parse string
- √putth’in’=RDP
- Interlinear gloss
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putth’in’ =RDP
- Note
- Probably related to petth'um, stink.
- puputth’in’
- pəpət̓ᶿin̓
- Noun
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skunk
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- Skunks are members of the same animal family as the weasels, mink, and marten. The spotted skunk is a small black and white mammal, with stripes, spots and other irregular white markings on its body. Striped skunks have distinctive white stripes on their backs. Both types of skunks produce a strong-smelling spray from glands on their body.
- Binomial name
- [Spilogale putorius Linnaeus (spotted skunk) and possibly also Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) (striped skunk)]