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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024civ•et (siv′it),USA pronunciation n. - a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Mammalsany catlike, carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Viverrinae, chiefly of southern Asia and Africa, having a coarse-haired, spotted coat, rounded ears, and a narrow muzzle.
- Mammalsany of various related or similar animals, as the palm civet.
- Zoology, Mammalscacomistle.
- Catalan civetta Arabic zabād civet perfume; see zibet
- Middle French civette
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: civet /ˈsɪvɪt/ n - any catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Viverra and related genera, of Africa and S Asia, typically having blotched or spotted fur and secreting a powerfully smelling fluid from anal glands
- the yellowish fatty secretion of such an animal, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes
- the fur of such an animal
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume |