civet cat

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	civet cat - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white ringsBassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, coon catprocyonid - plantigrade carnivorous mammalsBassariscus, genus Bassariscus - cacomistles
	2.	civet cat - cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumescivetfamily Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae - genets; civets; mongoosesviverrine, viverrine mammal - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old Worldlarge civet, Viverra zibetha - common civet of India and southeast Asiasmall civet, Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis - a common civet of southeast AsiaArctictis bintourong, bearcat, binturong - arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hairCryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta - large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascarfanaloka, Fossa fossa - civet of Madagascarbanded palm civet, Hemigalus hardwickii - an East Indian civetpalm cat, palm civet - spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies