Definition of Large civet

1. Noun. Common civet of India and southeast Asia.

Exact synonyms: Viverra Zibetha
Generic synonyms: Civet, Civet Cat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Large Civet

large-leaved magnolia
large-minded
large-scale
large-tailed antshrike
large-tailed antshrikes
large-toothed aspen
large blue
large blues
large bonito
large bowel
large breast lesions
large calorie
large cap
large cell carcinoma
large cell lymphoma
large civet (current term)
large cranberry
large gallbladder
large heath
large heaths
large indefinite amount
large indefinite quantity
large integer
large interarch distance
large intestine
large intestines
large muscle of helix
large number
large order

Literary usage of Large civet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mammals of India: A Natural History of All the Animals Known to Inhabit by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1874)
"THE large civet-CAT. Descr.—More or less yellow-gray, or hoary gray, ... This large civet-cat inhabits Bengal, extending northwards into Nepal and Sikim, ..."

2. 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), and a Tayra (Galera barbata), of Brazil, both of -which died in the Zoological ..."

3. Jungle Life in India: Or, The Journeys and Journals of an Indian Geologist by Valentine Ball (1880)
"The large civet-cat is probably common in many parts of the region, but ie not often seen. The lesser civet-cat (Viverra malaccensis) also in all ..."

4. Around Tonkin and Siam by Henri d' Orléans, prince d' Henri Philippe Marie Orléans (1894)
"Deer, tigers, small-sized felines, large civet cats, with ringed tails, and monkeys are found in great abundance; amongst the latter are found the large ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The bridge of Binondo is regarded as the most remarkable structure ever erected by Europeans in the Indian archipelago. BINTURONG, a large civet of the ..."

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