| 单词 | toddy cat |
| 释义 | > as lemmastoddy cat toddy cat n. the Asian palm civet, Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, which often feeds on the fermenting flower sap of toddy palms. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Paradoxurus (palm-civet) musang1783 palm marten1827 paradoxure1840 palm-cat1849 palm civet1862 toddy cat1867 tree-cat1885 paradoxurine1890 1867 T. C. Jerdon Mammals India 127 It [sc. the Tree-cat] is very abundant in the Carnatic and Malabar coast, where it is popularly called the Toddy-cat, in consequence of its fondness for the juice of the palm. 1962 M. Burton Syst. Dict. Mammals of World 170 Common Indian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), [is] also known as Toddy Cat from its habit of sampling palm wine fermenting in cups attached to tapped trees. 2000 S. L. Allen in H. Marks Bk. Dope Stories (2001) ii. 159 The toddy cat's droppings, cleaned, produce what many say is the world's finest coffee. < as lemmas |
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