[hawg-nohzd, hog-] 
| 1. | Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail. |
| 2. | Also called conepati. any similar New World skunk of the genus Conepatus. |
| hognosed skunk | |
noun | |
| large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico [syn: hog-nosed skunk] |