mephitis

mephītis is, f

a noxious exhalation, mephitis, malaria: saeva, V.—Person., a goddess who averts malaria: templum, Ta.

mephitis
mĕphītis, is, f., a noxious, pestilential exhalation from the ground, mephitis. I Lit.: saevamque ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Mephitis
·noun A genus of mammals, including the skunks. II. Mephitis ·noun Noxious, pestilential, or foul e...

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