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civet, civet cat
cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
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Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa, fossa cat
largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
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Genetta genetta, genet
agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
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mongoose
agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
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meerkat, mierkat
a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
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Viverra zibetha, large civet
common civet of India and southeast Asia
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Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis, small civet
a common civet of southeast Asia
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Arctictis bintourong, bearcat, binturong
arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
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Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta
large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
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Fossa fossa, fanaloka
civet of Madagascar
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Hemigalus hardwickii, banded palm civet
an East Indian civet
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Herpestes nyula, Indian mongoose
keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
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Herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon
northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
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palm cat, palm civet
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
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Suricata suricatta, slender-tailed meerkat
a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail
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Suricata tetradactyla, suricate
burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet
