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viverrine — noun small cat like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World • Syn: ↑viverrine mammal • Hypernyms: ↑carnivore • Hyponyms: ↑civet, ↑civet cat, ↑fossa, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
civet cat — noun 1. raccoon like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings • Syn: ↑bassarisk, ↑cacomistle, ↑cacomixle, ↑coon cat, ↑raccoon fox, ↑ringtail, ↑ring tailed cat, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Viverridae — noun genets; civets; mongooses • Syn: ↑Viverridae, ↑Viverrinae, ↑family Viverrinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order C … Useful english dictionary
family Viverrinae — noun genets; civets; mongooses • Syn: ↑Viverridae, ↑family Viverridae, ↑Viverrinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑order C … Useful english dictionary
Viverridae — noun genets; civets; mongooses • Syn: ↑family Viverridae, ↑Viverrinae, ↑family Viverrinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Viverrinae — noun genets; civets; mongooses • Syn: ↑Viverridae, ↑family Viverridae, ↑family Viverrinae • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Carnivora, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
viverrid — [vī ver′īn, vī ver′invī ver′id] n. 〚< L viverra, a ferret < redupl. of IE base * wer > Pers vavrarah, OPrus weware, OE (ac)weorna, squirrel + IDAE〛 any of a family (Viverridae) of small, slender carnivores, including the civets and mongooses adj … Universalium
Genetta genetta — noun agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail • Syn: ↑genet • Hypernyms: ↑viverrine, ↑viverrine mammal • Member Holonyms: ↑Genetta, ↑genus Genetta … Useful english dictionary
mierkat — noun a mongoose like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes • Syn: ↑meerkat • Hypernyms: ↑viverrine, ↑viverrine mammal • Hyponyms: ↑slender tailed meerkat, ↑Suricata suricatta, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cryptoprocta ferox — noun largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets • Syn: ↑fossa, ↑fossa cat • Hypernyms: ↑viverrine, ↑viverrine mammal … Useful english dictionary
