civet_cat (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *civet cat*:
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
animal	civet cat, civet	cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

English > *civet cat*: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.
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

English > *civet cat*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.
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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