hooded skunk(n = noun.animal) mephitis macroura - of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States;
is a kind of polecat, skunk, wood pussy
is a member of genus mephitis, mephitis

badger skunk, hog-nosed skunk, hognosed skunk, hooded, hooded cloak, hooded coat, hooded ladies' tresses, hooded merganser, hooded pitcher plant, hooded seal, hooded sheldrake, little spotted skunk, rooter skunk, skunk, skunk bear, skunk cabbage, spotted skunk, striped skunk