viverrine

Definitions of viverrine
  1. noun
    small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
    synonyms: viverrine mammal
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    civet, civet cat
    cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
    Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa, fossa cat
    largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
    Genetta genetta, genet
    agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail
    mongoose
    agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
    meerkat, mierkat
    a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes
    Viverra zibetha, large civet
    common civet of India and southeast Asia
    Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis, small civet
    a common civet of southeast Asia
    Arctictis bintourong, bearcat, binturong
    arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
    Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta
    large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
    Fossa fossa, fanaloka
    civet of Madagascar
    Hemigalus hardwickii, banded palm civet
    an East Indian civet
    Herpestes nyula, Indian mongoose
    keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
    Herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon
    northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
    palm cat, palm civet
    spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
    Suricata suricatta, slender-tailed meerkat
    a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail
    Suricata tetradactyla, suricate
    burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet
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    carnivore
    a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
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