true civet

noun

Any nocturnal catlike mammal from Asia or Africa of the subfamily Viverrinae.

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Meanings

nountrue civet (plural true civets)

plural true civets

  1. Any nocturnal catlike mammal from Asia or Africa of the subfamily Viverrinae.
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APA

true civet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true%20civet

MLA

“true civet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true%20civet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “true civet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/true%20civet.

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