civet cat

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

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Arctictis bintourong banded palm civet Bassariscus Bassariscus astutus bassarisk binturong Cacomixle civet Cryptoprocta fanaloka Fossa fossa genus Bassariscus genus Cryptoprocta Hemigalus hardwickii large civet miner's cat palm cat small civet Viverra zibetha	He follows rigidly the conventions of dress and manners; but in the business of poking his nose into places where he does not belong he could give pointers to a civet cat or a jackdaw. The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context	City ward city-born city-bred city-like city-state citycism cityfied cityscape citywide Ciudad Bolivar Ciudad Bolívar Ciudad de Mexico Ciudad de Naucalpan de Juárez Ciudad Guayana Ciudad Juarez Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Madero Ciudad Obregón Ciudad Ojeda Ciudad Real Ciudad Trujillo Ciudad Victoria Cive civet civet bean civet cat civic civic action civic center civic centre Civic crown civic duty civic leader civic pride civic responsibility civic spirit civic university civic-minded civicism civics civies civil civil action civil administration civil affair civil affairs civil affairs activities civil affairs agreement Civil architecture civil augmentation program civil authority	Civ3 CIV3C CIVA Çiva Çiva CIVAD CIVAFF CIVAJA Cival war Cival war Cival war CIVAM CIVAPP CIVAS Civatte body CIVB CIVC Civc Theatre CivCat CIVD cive cive civery civery CIVES CIVES civet civet civet civet bean civet cat civet cats civet cats civet cats civet gland Civetone civets civets civets civets CIVF CIVFD CIVFO CIVFORS CIVGNO CIVHC CIVHS CIVI civic civic civic civic action Civic Action Team Civic Alliance for the Protection of the Bay of Vlora Civic Amenity Civic amenity site Civic and Business Leaders Enterprising Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group Civic and Community Relations Civic and Voter Education Association Civic and Voter Education Initiative

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Arctictis bintourong
banded palm civet
Bassariscus
Bassariscus astutus
bassarisk
binturong
Cacomixle
civet
Cryptoprocta
fanaloka
Fossa fossa
genus Bassariscus
genus Cryptoprocta
Hemigalus hardwickii
large civet
miner's cat
palm cat
small civet
Viverra zibetha

He follows rigidly the conventions of dress and manners; but in the business of poking his nose into places where he does not belong he could give pointers to a civet cat or a jackdaw.

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context