| NOUN | animal | civet cat, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus | raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings |
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| animal | civet cat, civet | cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes |
| Meaning | Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings. | |
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| Synonyms | bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus | |
| Member of | Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus | cacomistles |
| Broader | procyonid | plantigrade carnivorous mammals |
| Spanish | basáride, bassariscus sumichrasti, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, cacomiztle | |
| Catalan | bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle | |
| Meaning | Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes. | |
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| Synonym | civet | |
| Member of | Viverridae, family Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverrinae | genets |
| Narrower | Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta | large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests / forests of Madagascar / Madagascar |
| banded palm civet, Hemigalus hardwickii | An East Indian civet | |
| binturong, bearcat, Arctictis bintourong | arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair | |
| fanaloka, Fossa fossa | civet of Madagascar / Madagascar | |
| large civet, Viverra zibetha | Common civet of India and southeast Asia | |
| palm cat, palm civet | spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies | |
| small civet, Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis | A common civet of southeast Asia | |
| Broader | viverrine, viverrine mammal | small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World |
| Spanish | algalia, civeta, gato de algalia | |
| Catalan | civeta, gat d'algàlia | |
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