Animal Names · Entry

Skunk

Algonquian (Abenaki)
“one who squirts”
Where it comes from
from an Abenaki word recorded as seganku, often glossed 'one who squirts'
Fun Fact
A skunk can spray its musk accurately from about ten feet away, and it usually gives warnings, such as stamping its feet, first.
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