conepate

noun

co·​ne·​pa·​te

ˌkōnəˈpätā

variants or less commonly conepatl

-ätᵊl

plural -s

: hog-nosed skunk

Word History

Etymology

Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl conepatl, from conetl small + epatl fox

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