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civet cat

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: civet cat

1
 n
cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
2
 n
raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: civet cat
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n cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

Synonyms:
civet
Types:
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Viverra zibetha, large civet
common civet of India and southeast Asia
Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis, small civet
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
Fossa fossa, fanaloka
civet of Madagascar
Hemigalus hardwickii, banded palm civet
an East Indian civet
palm cat, palm civet
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
Type of:
viverrine, viverrine mammal
small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
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n raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

Synonyms:
Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail
Type of:
procyonid
plantigrade carnivorous mammals
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