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Meaning of "civet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CIVET

From Old French civette, from Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CIVET

civet  [ˈsɪvɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CIVET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Civet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CIVET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

civet

Civet

A civet /ˈsɪvɨt/ is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known civet species is the African Civet, Civettictis civetta, which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery. The word civet may also refer to the distinctive musky scent produced by the animals. A minority of writers use the name civet to cover Civettictis, Viverra and Viverricula civets. But in more common usage in English the name also covers Chrotogale, Cynogale, Diplogale, Hemigalus, Arctogalidia, Macrogalidia, Paguma, and Paradoxurus civets.

Definition of civet in the English dictionary

The first definition of civet in the dictionary is any catlike viverrine mammal of the genus Viverra and related genera, of Africa and S Asia, typically having blotched or spotted fur and secreting a powerfully smelling fluid from anal glands. Other definition of civet is the yellowish fatty secretion of such an animal, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes. Civet is also the fur of such an animal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CIVET


affidavit
ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt
delineavit
dɪˌlɪnɪˈeɪvɪt
devastavit
ˌdiːvəˈsteɪvɪt
grivet
ˈɡrɪvɪt
private
ˈpraɪvɪt
privet
ˈprɪvɪt
rivet
ˈrɪvɪt
supplicavit
ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪvɪt
swivet
ˈswɪvɪt
trivet
ˈtrɪvɪt
unrivet
ʌnˈrɪvɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CIVET

civetlike
civic
civic centre
civic hall
civic society
Civic Trust
civic university
civically
civicism
civics
civies
civil
Civil Aviation Authority
civil day
civil death
civil defence
civil disobedience
civil engineer
civil engineering

WORDS THAT END LIKE CIVET

as right as a trivet
black velvet
Bovet
brevet
chevet
covet
crushed velvet
curvet
duvet
evet
grovet
minivet
olivet
palm civet
revet
Tevet
vervet
vet

Synonyms and antonyms of civet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «civet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CIVET

Find out the translation of civet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of civet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «civet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灵猫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

civet
570 millions of speakers

English

civet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीविट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزباد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

циветты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

algália
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গন্ধগোকুল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

civette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Civet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zibetkatze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

シベット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사향 고양이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Civet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầy hương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனுகுப் பூனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साखळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

misk kedisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

civet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cyweta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цивети
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zibeta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζήβεθο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

civet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sibet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

civet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of civet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVET»

The term «civet» is regularly used and occupies the 84.019 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CIVET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «civet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «civet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about civet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CIVET»

Discover the use of civet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to civet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Magical and Ritual Use of Perfumes
Civet is the alternative scent attributed to Binah. We can see myrrh as representing the Dark Sterile Mother and civet as her other aspect, Bright Fertile Mother, because of civet's relation to animal reproduction. Binah, of course, represents ...
Iona Miller, 1990
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Wildlife Resources: A Global Account of Economic Use
These are generally called musk and some of them constitute important raw materials for the perfume industry and are also used in Oriental medicine. Production and uses Musk is commercially obtained mainly from Civet cats and Musk deer.
Harald H. Roth, Günter Merz, 1997
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East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, ...
In terms of its diet and the build of its body the civet is a remarkably unspecialized mammal. It will live wherever there is cover, will eat almost anything and will take advantage of any kind of shelter. It is not a fast runner nor is it adept at climbing ...
Jonathan Kingdon, 1988
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs
There are 17 species of civets, although "civet" is a generic name not related to a scientific classification, and the grouping of these species varies according to which authority is followed. Originally derived from an Arabic term, the word civet  ...
‎2002
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A history of the materia medica: containing descriptions of ...
866 CIVET. is however much nearer the Anus than this Opening which is two Inches and a half above. The Bag is about three Inches long, and near two and a half broad ; its Opening, which is a long Slit, reaching within a Quarter of an Inch of ...
John Hill, 1751
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The Behavior Guide to African Mammals: Including Hoofed ...
The distinctive face mask may help civets recognize their own kind at close range in the dark (3). ACTIVITY: nocturnal, rarely seen abroad in daylight. FORAGING AND PREDATORY BEHAVIOR. The civet forages at night, moving quietly with ...
Richard Estes, 1991
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Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anesthesia
1.4-1.7 kg Nowak, 2005 L:11 yr migalinae rotogale owstoni Owston's palm civet 2.5-4.0 kg Kingdon, 2003 nogale bennettii Sunda otter civet 3-5 kg Nowak, 2005 alogale hosei Hose's palm civet Wt unk Nowak, 2005 migalus derbyanus ...
Gary West, Darryl Heard, Nigel Caulkett, 2008
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Fenaroli's Handbook of Flavor Ingredients, Fifth Edition
Genus species: Viverra civetta Schreber and V. zibetha Schreber (Civet cats) Family: Viverridal Other names: Zibeth; Zibet; Zibetum Foreign names: Civette (Fr. ), Zibet (Ger.), Algalia (Sp.), Zibetto (It.) Description: Civet cats are native to Africa.
George A. Burdock, 2004
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They Eat That?: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Weird and Exotic ...
Originally, all civet coffee was collected in forests, jungles, and coffee plantations where civets, originally considered pests, feasted in the wild. Once this delicacy was discovered, producers began farming civets to expand production. Farmed ...
Jonathan Deutsch Ph.D., Natalya Murakhver, 2012
10
Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives
George A. Burdock. CIVET, ABSOLUTE (Viverra civetta Schreberand Viverra zibetha Schrebei1) 633 Regulatory citations CIVET, ABSOLUTE (Viverra civetta Schreber and Viverra zibetha Schreber) Synonyms Current CAS number Other CAS ...
George A. Burdock, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CIVET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term civet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turtle terror! Why Hong Kong should embrace its wild side
Hong Kong can also boast that the East Asian porcupine, Muntjac (barking deer), masked palm civet, small Indian civet, rhesus macaque, ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Making sense of terrorism and IS
... Indonesian cuisine, and also that weird coffee made from beans partially digested by a civet cat. He orders soto ayam, a spicy chicken soup. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Two held on poaching charge
A civet cat, a schedule one animal, was also seized from their house. The two were booked under Section 9 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
ZSI celebrates a century of magic finds
... pheasant, mombin quail, pink headed duck, marbled cat, golden cat, three-banded palm civet, mock viper and gore's bronze back viper. «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
35 leopards roam Sanjay Gandhi National Park & its periphery, find …
Other animals photo-captured during the study included rusty-spotted cat, jungle cat, mouse deer, black-naped hare, small Indian civet or palm ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
6
Turahalli offers date with nature | Bangalore NYOOOZ
Among the rarest sightings are the Asian Palm Civet, jackal and leopard. First discovered by rock climbers around 1960, Turahalli has a great ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
7
Endangered cat found in Chakan
Rare civet cat rescued by NGO after it got stuck in a building. ... of Nature (IUCN), the civet cat comes in the critically endangered category. «Pune Mirror, Jun 15»
8
Elephant Poop Coffee: Get It If You Can
The Asian palm civet, an animal that looks like a cross between a weasel and a cat but is in fact neither, is valued for its love of coffee cherries. «Modern Farmer, Jun 15»
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The Versatile E-Nose Detects Everything From Cat-Poop Coffee To …
... extremely rare brew made from coffee beans that have passed through the digestive tract of the Asian palm civet (basically, cat-poop coffee). «Forbes, Jun 15»
10
Yulin Dog Meat Festival 2015: China's Animal Activists Buy Dogs …
... SARS respiratory syndrome epidemic is thought to have spread to humans through consumption of civet cats sold in Guangzhou's markets. «International Business Times, Jun 15»

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