civet

(Anglais)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
  2. (uncountable) The musky perfume produced by the animal; civetone.
  3. (US, countable, regional, uncountable) A spotted skunk.
  4. (US, countable, regional, uncountable) A ringtail (Bassariscus astutus).

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈsɪ.vɪt/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic زَبَاد (zabād).

viverridés

viverridae

viverridé

civetta

gold-leaf

moschiferus

kind of fragrance

artificial beauty-spot

Viverra civetta

Zibetkatze

μοσχογαλή η κιβέττη

μόσχος

Viverra

civet

łasza

łasza palmowa

almiscareiro

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