Lexic.us

Definition of Civet cat

1. Noun. Raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings.

2. Noun. Cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Civet Cat

cityfy cityfying cityhood cityless citylike cityscape cityscapes cityward citywards citywide

civ cive cives civet civet bean civet cat (current term) civetlike civetone civets civic

civic center civic crown civic crowns civic duty civic leader civic pride civic responsibility civic spirit civically

Literary usage of Civet cat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"ut in the ravine for a night; an' a thief av a porcupine an' a civet-cat av a jackal roosted in ut, as well we knew in the mornin'. I put ut to you, Sorr, ..."

2. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"I fays that the civet-cat is peculiar to America, and larger than the ... comes from the civet-cat being frothy, and is put into a ..."

3. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Straits Branch (1907)
"Said the civet-cat, " How would you like me for a stepfather, you fatherless little chicks? Tell me where your mother roosts to-night and I will come and ..."

4. Animal Products: Their Preparation, Commercial Uses, and Value by Peter Lund Simmonds (1877)
"The skin makes a soft civet cat. and light fur, but it is imitated by the furriers with grey rabbit- skins dyed. The civet furnished by this species is less ..."

5. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"civet cat Perfume, Eng. ... is an inferior sort of Musk bag procured from a species of civet cat, V. zibetha, found in many parts of lower Hindoostan. ..."

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