viverrine (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *viverrine*:
NOUN	animal	viverrine, viverrine mammal	small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World

English > *viverrine*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World.
Synonym	viverrine mammal
Member of	Viverridae, family Viverridae, Viverrinae, family Viverrinae	genets
Narrower	civet, civet cat	Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
	fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox	largest carnivore of Madagascar / Madagascar
	genet, Genetta genetta	agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
	meerkat, mierkat	A mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
	mongoose	agile grizzled Old World viverrine
Broader	carnivore	A terrestrial / terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
Spanish	vivérrido
Catalan	vivèrrid

HyperDic: viverrine