zibet

[zib-it]

zib·et

[zib-it]
noun
a civet, Viverra zibetha, of India, the Malay Peninsula, and other parts of Asia.

Origin:
1585–95; < Medieval Latin zibethum or Italian zibetto < Arabic zabād; see civet
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Zibet is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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zibet (ˈzɪbɪt)
 
n
a large civet, Viverra zibetha, of S and SE Asia, having tawny fur marked with black spots and stripes
 
[C16: from Medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic zabādcivet]

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