civet cat

  • 21civet — noun 1 (C) also civet cat a small animal like a cat, that lives in Asia and Africa 2 (U) a strong smelling liquid from a civet cat, used to make perfume …

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  • 22civet —   n. musk like substance, used as perfume, obtained from civet cat.    ♦ civet cat, banded and spotted cat like animal of Africa …

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  • 23civet — civ·et siv ət n 1) CIVET CAT 2) a thick yellowish musky odored substance found in a pouch near the sexual organs of the civet cat and used in perfume …

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  • 24civet — /ˈsɪvət / (say sivuht) noun 1. a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musk like smell, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery. 2. Also, civet cat. any of the cat like, carnivorous mammals of southern… …

  • 25civet — n. 1 (in full civet cat) any catlike animal of the mongoose family, esp. Civettictis civetta of Central Africa, having well developed anal scent glands. 2 a strong musky perfume obtained from the secretions of these scent glands. Etymology: F… …

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  • 26Cat Tien National Park — ( vi. Vườn quốc gia Cát Tiên) is an important national park found in the south of Vietnam, approximately 150 km north of Ho Chi Minh City. It protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam.HistoryCat Tien… …

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  • 27Cat Ba Island — Cat Ba is an island of approximately 140 sq.km in Ha Long Bay, Northern Vietnam. It is commonly used as an overnight hotel stop on inexpensive package tours to Ha Long Bay run by travel agents from Hanoi.Cat Ba is the largest island in the Bay… …

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  • 28civet — ► NOUN 1) a slender nocturnal cat native to Africa and Asia. 2) a strong musky perfume obtained from the scent glands of the civet. ORIGIN Arabic …

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  • 29Civet — This article is about the animal civet. For the perfume, see civetone. For the music band, see Civet (band). For the economic term, see CIVETS. Civets African Civet, Civettictis civetta Scien …

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  • 30Civet (band) — This article is about the music group. For other uses, see Civet (disambiguation). [Civet] Origin Long Beach, California Genres punk rock Labels Hellcat Records W …

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