Definition of civet cat Civet cat
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| civet cat - cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes | ||
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| viverrine, viverrine mammal small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World | ||
| family viverridae, family viverrinae, viverridae, viverrinae genets; civets; mongooses | ||
| large civet, viverra zibetha common civet of India and southeast Asia | ||
| small civet, viverricula indica, viverricula malaccensis a common civet of southeast Asia | ||
| arctictis bintourong, bearcat, binturong arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair | ||
| cryptoprocta, genus cryptoprocta large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar | ||
| fanaloka, fossa fossa civet of Madagascar | ||
| banded palm civet, hemigalus hardwickii an East Indian civet | ||
| civet cat - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings | ||
| bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus | ||
| procyonid plantigrade carnivorous mammals | ||
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