Difference between Skunk and Polecat

What is the difference between Skunk and Polecat?

Skunk as a noun is any of various small mammals, of the family mephitidae, native to north and central america, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. while Polecat as a noun is a weasel-like animal of the genus mustela, notably the european polecat, mustela putorius.

Skunk

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To win by 30 or more points.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure. A despicable person. A type of strong marijuana. A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout. A skinhead who is also a punk. cribbage: A win by 30 or more points. (Double skunk > 60 points, triple skunk >90.).

Example sentence: Back in the 1950s, there was a top-secret program code-named SUNTAN being conducted at a top-secret facility called Skunk Works. Its objective? To develop a liquid-hydrogen-powered spy plane. Because liquid hydrogen is incredibly volatile, early experiments were conducted inside a bomb shelter with eight-foot-thick walls.

Polecat

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a weasel-like animal of the genus Mustela, notably the European polecat, Mustela putorius.(US regional): a skunk

We hope you now know whether to use Skunk or Polecat in your sentence.

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