释义 |
civet cat noun 1. a. : any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae; especially : a brownish gray black-marked African animal (Civettictis civetta) two to three feet long that produces most of the civet of commerce — compare bush cat 2, palm civet, viverra b. : the cacomistle or any other animal of the genus Bassariscus c. : little spotted skunk 2. : the fur of a civet cat |