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mephitis (muh FIGH tis) (noun), mephitises (pl)
1. A noxious emanation from the earth: Several died from the poisonous mephitis which came from a broken gas line.
2. Any foul stench: After the recent flood waters subside in parts of Texas and Oklahoma, it is possible that there will be terrible mephitises coming from the hundreds of dead bodies of cattle and horses that may have drowned in the fields where they were suddenly overwhelmed with severe rain storms.

The word noxious above is defined and explained by this image shown below.

A harmful and deadly situation for people's health.
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