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civet::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | civet cat |
| Type of | viverrine, viverrine mammal |
| Has types | bearcat, binturong, cryptoprocta, fanaloka, fossa fossa, genus cryptoprocta, hemigalus hardwickii, arctictis bintourong, palm cat, palm civet, small civet, viverra zibetha, viverricula indica, viverricula malaccensis, large civet, banded palm civet |
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At first scientists found the virus in the catlike palm civet of Southeast Asia.
From the nytimes.com
Farmers then pick up the civet droppings and take the beans to a processing plant.
From the edition.cnn.com
In this day and age I'd be amazed if that they still farm civet cats for this?
From the guardian.co.uk
Supply stays the same because civet as an animal is different from coffee machine.
From the imo.thejakartapost.com
Paradoxurus is a genus of viverrids in one of the civet subfamilies, Paradoxurinae.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Excavations from 1937-38 unearthed mammalian fossils including civet and bamboo rat.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In the species name, zibethinus refers to the Indian civet, Viverra zibetha.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I think it may suit those people who pay a fortune for civet pooh coffee.
From the economist.com
The animals found there include the malabar civet, wild dogs, sloth bear and spotted deer.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
- Civets are small, lithe-bodied, mostly arboreal mammals native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. Civet may also refer to the distinctive musk produced by the animal.
- Civet is an American punk rock band from Long Beach, California. They are signed to Hellcat Records and have recorded six releases, with the latest being Love & War (2011).
- CIVETS is an acronym for favored emerging markets coined in late 2009 by Robert Ward, Global Forecasting Director for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) . The term has also been used by HSBC's chief executive Michael Geoghegan. ...
- A carnivorous catlike animal that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail; The musky perfume produced by the animal
- A yellowish, fatty substance with a musklike scent, secreted by a gland near the genitals of the civet cat and used in making some perfumes. Here, John quotes Shakespeare's sarcastic use of the term to mean a sweet scent. Pure civet is foul-smelling.
- Is a butter like secretion taken from a pouch in the glands under the tail of the civet cat, found in Ethiopia Burma and Thailand. This odor is used to impart a musky fragrance in perfumes.
