viverrid

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vi·ver·rid

V0131375 (vī-vĕr′ĭd)n. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae, which includes the civets and genets.
[From New Latin Vīverridae, family name, from Vīverra, type genus, from Latin vīverra, ferret.]

viverrid

(vaɪˈvɛrɪd) n (Animals) an animal of the family Viverridaeadj (Zoology) zoology relating to the family Viverridae

vi•ver•rid

(vaɪˈvɛr ɪd, vɪ-)
adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Viverridae, a family of small carnivorous mammals including the civets, genets, and mongooses. n. 2. a viverrid animal. [1790–1800; < New Latin Viverridae, derivative of Viverr(a) a genus (Latin vīverra the ferret or a similar animal]