The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conepate \Co"ne*pate\ (k[=o]"n[-e]*p[=a]t), Conepatl
\Co"ne*patl\ (-p[a^]t'l), n. [Mexican conepatl and epatl.]
   (Zool.)
   The skunk.
   [1913 Webster]