Skunk is a noun that refers to a small, black and white mammal known for its strong smell. It produces a smelly spray to protect itself when it feels threatened. Full definition
The ecology and management of the prairie spotted skunk in Iowa. (iucnredlist.org)
Monsanto is also the financial backer of a 15 - person company called Preceres, a kind of skunk works it established just off the campus of MIT, where robotic mixers are busy stirring RNA together with coatings of specialized nanoparticles. (technologyreview.com)
But as successful as skunks works were to the companies that executed them well, innovation and execution couldn't co-exist in the same corporate structure. (inc.com)