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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 me·phi·tis /məˈfaɪtəs/
 毒氣,惡臭

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Me·phi·tis n.
 1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing substances, filth, or other source.
 2. Zool. A genus of mammals, including the skunks.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 mephitis
      n 1: a poisonous or foul smelling gas emitted from the earth
      2: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant [syn: malodor,
          malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor]
      3: in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily
         Mephitinae [syn: genus Mephitis]