civet cat

Noun civet cat has 2 senses

• civet cat(n = noun.animal) bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail - raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings;
is a kind of procyonid
is a member of bassariscus, genus bassariscus

• civet cat(n = noun.animal) civet - cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes;
is a member of family viverridae, family viverrinae, viverridae, viverrinae
is a kind of viverrine, viverrine mammal
has particulars: large civet, viverra zibetha, small civet, viverricula indica, viverricula malaccensis, arctictis bintourong, bearcat, binturong, cryptoprocta, genus cryptoprocta, fanaloka, fossa fossa, banded palm civet, hemigalus hardwickii, palm cat, palm civet