civet cat

Noun

Meaning

raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings

cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

civet-cat

Synonyms

civet ringtail cacomixle cacomistle coon cat bassarisk raccoon fox Bassariscus astutus miner's cat ring-tailed cat capuchin bearcat genet coati binturong
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Hypernyms

procyonid viverrine viverrine mammal

Hyponyms

bearcat binturong palm civet fanaloka Arctictis bintourong small civet

Examples

But we still don't know where the virus first passed to humans, and if it transferred through another animal intermediary, such as a pangolin or a civet cat, before infecting humans. Source: Internet

The coronavirus that causes SARS was traced to the civet cat, a wild animal considered a delicacy in parts of southern China, where the epidemic first broke out. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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