skunks in English

noun
1
a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white-striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands toward its attacker.
The weasel family includes such colourful characters as otters, wolverines, skunks , minks and badgers.
verb
1
defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all.
After that, we went to play a round of pool so that I could redeem myself, and we both thought for a bit that I was going to skunk him.
2
fail to pay (a bill or creditor).
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Below are sample sentences containing the word "skunks" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "skunks", or refer to the context using the word "skunks" in the English Dictionary.

1. Skunks repel attackers with a malodorous spray.

2. She got to see a grizzly bear, skunks and chipmunks.

3. As the day winds on, he collects a few possums, a couple of skunks.

4. Answer: Like skunks, Aardwolves secrete a powerful, foul-smelling substance from scent glands under their tails

5. 17 Utterly repulsive to the rest of the animal kingdom, but totally irresistible to other skunks.

6. Skunks roll out of their dens in February or March and embark on a long prowl.

7. Skunks and foxes also can be infected with rabies , and a few cases have been reported in wolves , coyotes , bobcats , and ferrets .

8. Other creatures include badgers, bats, bobcats, coyotes, kit foxes, kangaroo rats, mountain lions, porcupines, rabbit, skunks, wild burros, lizards, snakes, and desert tortoises.

9. Carnivora - cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia order Carnivora animal order - the order of animals

10. Ascarid is a general term referring to a large family of closely related parasites that infect a variety of vertebrates, including dogs, cats, horses, cattle, swine, birds, skunks, raccoons, and

11. He would let them pet the skunks and the raccoon and talk to the myna bird; and yet they never crossed the bridge without being invited.

12. 1 Zoology Denoting coloration or markings serving to warn or repel predators. ‘Alternatively, they may be used to signal to predators, the classic example being Aposematic coloration in species that have noxious defenses, such as skunks.’

13. 1 Zoology (of coloration or markings) serving to warn or repel predators. ‘Alternatively, they may be used to signal to predators, the classic example being Aposematic coloration in species that have noxious defenses, such as skunks.’