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Definitions for Civet

[1] a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
[2] any catlike, carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Viverrinae, chiefly of southern Asia and Africa, having a coarse-haired, spotted coat, rounded ears, and a narrow muzzle.
[3] any of various related or similar animals, as the palm civet.
[4] cacomistle.
[5] any catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Viverra and related genera, of Africa and S Asia, typically having blotched or spotted fur and secreting a powerfully smelling fluid from anal glands
[6] the yellowish fatty secretion of such an animal, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes
[7] the fur of such an animal
[8] short for palm civet

Words related to Civet

puma, lynx, leopard, tiger, lion, wildcat, jaguar, tom, cheetah

Words nearby Civet

ciudad ojeda, ciudad real, ciudad trujillo, ciudad victoria, civ., civet, civet cat, civic, civic center, civic centre, civic university

Origin of Civet

1525–35; < Middle French civette < Catalan civetta ≪ Arabic zabād civet perfume; see zibet

Other words from Civet

civ·et·like , adjective

Word origin for Civet

C16: from Old French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume

Synonyms for Civet

cheetah, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, puma, tiger, tom, wildcat