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noun
1.
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
2.
any catlike, carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Viverrinae, chiefly of southern Asia and Africa, having a coarse-haired, spotted coat, rounded ears, and a narrow muzzle.
3.
any of various related or similar animals, as the palm civet.
Related forms
civ·et·like, adjective
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Civet
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| civet (ˈsɪvɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Viverra and related genera, of Africa and S Asia, typically having blotched or spotted fur and secreting a powerfully smelling fluid from anal glands |
| 2. | the yellowish fatty secretion of such an animal, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes |
| 3. | the fur of such an animal |
| 4. | short for palm civet |
| [C16: from Old French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume] | |
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Word Origin & History
civet
1532, from Fr. civette, from It. zibetto, from Arabic zabad "musk," but perhaps ult. from an African language.
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