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Definition of: civet
(siv′it) noun
1. A substance of musklike odor, secreted by certain glands of the civet cat: used as a perfume.
2. A foxlike carnivore of Africa (genus Viverra), dark grey in color and banded and spotted with black, that secretes this substance: also civet cat.
3. The fur of this animal. See ZIBET. [<MF civette <Arabic zabād]
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