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civet [ˈsɪvɪt] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Viverra and related genera, of Africa and S Asia, typically having blotched or spotted fur and secreting a powerfully smelling fluid from anal glands 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the yellowish fatty secretion of such an animal, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes 3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fur of such an animal 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for palm civet [from Old French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| However, recent data suggest that civets may be only amplifiers of a natural cycle involving trade and consumption of bats (28). But very little has changed, judging from a recent trip to the squalid animal market in Guangzhou, where the government ordered 10,000 civets exterminated after the World Health Organization determined the catlike animals carry a virus linked to SARS. Exposure rates among animal merchants ranged from 19 percent in those selling cats to 73 percent in traders of masked palm civets. |
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