viverrine

viverrine

(vaɪˈvɛraɪn) adj (Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Viverridae, a family of small to medium-sized predatory mammals of Eurasia and Africa, including genets, civets, and mongooses: order Carnivora (carnivores)n (Animals) any animal belonging to the family Viverridae[C19: from New Latin viverrīnus, from Latin viverra a ferret]

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viverrine - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old Worldviverrine mammalcarnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae - genets; civets; mongoosescivet, civet cat - cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumesCryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat, fossa - largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civetsGenetta genetta, genet - agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tailmongoose - agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodentsmeerkat, mierkat - a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes