Meaning Of The Word Mephitis

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mephitis in American English
a harmful, bad-smelling vapor from the earth, as the exhalation from decomposing organic matter or poisonous gas from a mine
noun: a noxious or pestilential exhalation from the earth, as poison gas

mephitis in British English
noun: a gaseous discharge, esp from the earth, with a foul or poisonous smell

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