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VIVERRINE MAMMAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
Synonyms:
viverrine; viverrine mammal
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("viverrine mammal" is a kind of...):
carnivore (a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "viverrine mammal"):
civet; civet cat (cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes)
Cryptoprocta ferox; fossa; fossa cat (largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets)
genet; Genetta genetta (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)
Holonyms ("viverrine mammal" is a member of...):
family Viverridae; family Viverrinae; Viverridae; Viverrinae (genets; civets; mongooses)
