APA: pəpət̓ᶿin̓
Parse: √putth’in’=RDP
Definition: skunk
Scientific name: [Spilogale putorius Linnaeus (spotted skunk) and possibly also Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) (striped skunk)]
Ethnobiology: Skunks are members of the same animal family as the weasels, mink, and marten. The spotted skunk is a small black and white mammal, with stripes, spots and other irregular white markings on its body. Striped skunks have distinctive white stripes on their backs. Both types of skunks produce a strong-smelling spray from glands on their body.