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plural of civet
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The musky perfume produced by the animal
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{n} an animal of the weasel genus, the perfume which the animal yields
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It is a native of northern Africa and of Asia
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Any of 15-20 species of long-bodied, short-legged carnivores (family Viverridae) found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. Catlike in appearance, civets have a thickly furred tail, small ears, and pointed snout. Civets are commonly buff or grayish, with black spots or stripes or both. They range in length from 16 to 34 in. (40-85 cm), excluding the 5-26-in. (13-66-cm) tail, and in weight from 3.3 to 24 lbs (1.5-11 kg). Civets mark territories with a greasy, musklike secretion (called civet) stored in a pouch under the tail; civet is sometimes used in the manufacture of perfumes. Usually solitary, civets feed on small animals and on vegetable matter. Five species are considered in possible danger of extinction
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A carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail
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the perfume
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{i} catlike carnivorous mammal (native to Africa and Asia); substance secreted by this animal (used in perfumes)
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catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
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A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta)
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It is used as a perfume
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It is carnivorous, from two to three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail
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The animal that produces civet (Viverra civetta); called also civet cat
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It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another substance
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To scent or perfume with civet
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The name is also applied to other species of the subfamily Viverrinae