viverrine

or vi·ver·rid

[ vahy-ver-ahyn, -in, vi- ]

/ vaɪˈvɛr aɪn, -ɪn, vɪ- /

adjective

of or relating to the Viverridae, a family of small carnivorous mammals including the civets, genets, palm cats, etc.

noun

a viverrine animal.

Origin of viverrine

1790–1800; <New Latin viverrīnus, equivalent to Viverr(a) a genus name (Latin vīverra the ferret or a similar animal; akin to Lithuanian voverė̃,Old Russian věveritsa,Old English ācwern,Old High German eihhurno squirrel) + -īnus-ine¹

Words nearby viverrine

vivax malaria, vive, Vivekananda, vive le roi, viverrid, viverrine, vivers, vives, vivi-, Vivian, Viviani

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Example sentences from the Web for viverrine

The general form is Viverrine, and the hallux is sometimes present though small.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard
Viverrine, vī-ver′in, adj. pertaining to the Viverrid, one of the four families of the luroidea section of Carnivora.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for viverrine

viverrine

/ (vaɪˈvɛraɪn) /

adjective

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)

noun

any animal belonging to the family Viverridae

Word Origin for viverrine

C19: from New Latin viverrīnus, from Latin viverra a ferret

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for viverrine

viverrine

[ vī-vĕr′ĭn, -īn′ ]

Characteristic of or resembling civets or their kin.

单词	viverrine
释义	viverrine or vi·ver·rid [ vahy-ver-ahyn, -in, vi- ] / vaɪˈvɛr aɪn, -ɪn, vɪ- / adjective of or relating to the Viverridae, a family of small carnivorous mammals including the civets, genets, palm cats, etc. noun a viverrine animal. Origin of viverrine 1790–1800; <New Latin viverrīnus, equivalent to Viverr(a) a genus name (Latin vīverra the ferret or a similar animal; akin to Lithuanian voverė̃,Old Russian věveritsa,Old English ācwern,Old High German eihhurno squirrel) + -īnus-ine¹ Words nearby viverrine vivax malaria, vive, Vivekananda, vive le roi, viverrid, viverrine, vivers, vives, vivi-, Vivian, Viviani Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for viverrine The general form is Viverrine, and the hallux is sometimes present though small. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard Viverrine, vī-ver′in, adj. pertaining to the Viverrid, one of the four families of the luroidea section of Carnivora. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for viverrine viverrine / (vaɪˈvɛraɪn) / adjective 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) noun any animal belonging to the family Viverridae Word Origin for viverrine C19: from New Latin viverrīnus, from Latin viverra a ferret Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for viverrine viverrine [ vī-vĕr′ĭn, -īn′ ] Characteristic of or resembling civets or their kin. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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