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Definition of Civet
1. Noun. Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.
Group relationships: Family Viverridae, Family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae
Generic synonyms: Viverrine, Viverrine Mammal
Specialized synonyms: Large Civet, Viverra Zibetha, Small Civet, Viverricula Indica, Viverricula Malaccensis, Arctictis Bintourong, Bearcat, Binturong, Cryptoprocta, Genus Cryptoprocta, Fanaloka, Fossa Fossa, Banded Palm Civet, Hemigalus Hardwickii, Palm Cat, Palm Civet
Definition of Civet
1. n. A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another substance. It is used as a perfume.
2. v. t. To scent or perfume with civet.
Definition of Civet
1. Noun. A carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. ¹
2. Noun. The musky perfume produced by the animal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Civet
1. a catlike mammal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Civet
Literary usage of Civet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1874)
"Tms Paper is based on the dissection of a large civet Cat (Vivem civetta), ...
The exoskeletal muscular system in the civet was well marked, ..."
2. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"The civet perfumes of commerce are obtained from two sources. ... This is the
civet Castor of North America, and is imported into India f»r medicinal ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"The civet is about 2^ feet long from the nose to the end of the tail, ...
In Abyssinia and some parts of Asia the civet is kept in considerable numbers in a ..."
4. A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1823)
"THE civet. PROCEEDING from the smaller to the greater of this kind, we come, in
the last place, to the civet, which is much larger than any of the former; ..."
5. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"The drug civet is usually collected from the glands of this and other species,
which are confined for the purpose in cages in which they can hardly turn ..."
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