viverrine

vi·ver·rine  (v-vrn, -n)

adj.

Of or belonging to the family Viverridae, which includes small carnivorous mammals such as the civets and mongooses.

n.

A member of the Viverridae.

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[New Latin vverrnus, from Vverra, type genus, from Latin vverra, ferret.]

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viverrine [vaɪˈvɛraɪn]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the Viverridae, a family of small to medium-sized predatory mammals of Eurasia and Africa, including genets, civets and mongooses: order Carnivora (carnivores)

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any animal belonging to the family Viverridae

[from New Latin viverrīnus, from Latin viverra a ferret]

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viverrine  (v-vrn, -n)

Characteristic of or resembling civets or their kin.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

viverrine - small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World viverrine mammal carnivore - a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb" family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae - genets; civets; mongooses civet, civet cat - cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat, fossa - largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets Genetta genetta, genet - agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail mongoose - agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents meerkat, mierkat - a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes