civet cat

Thesaurus

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