[siv-it] 
| 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. |
| 4. | cacomistle. |
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