Noun: rooter skunk
- Large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico
"The rooter skunk uses its strong snout to dig for food";
- hog-nosed skunk, hognosed skunk, badger skunk, Conepatus leuconotus
Derived forms: rooter skunks
Type of: polecat [N. Amer], skunk, wood pussy [N. Amer]
Part of: Conepatus, genus Conepatus