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African civet

African civet noun: a small mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa, Civettictis civetta. It produces civetone.

african civet: a small mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa, Civettictis civetta. It produces civetone
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Noun

African civet (countable and uncountable, plural African civets)

  1. A small mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa, Civettictis civetta. It produces civetone.

Forms of African civet

pluralAfrican civets

Questions about African civet

What does African civet mean?
African civet means a small mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa, Civettictis civetta. It produces civetone.
What part of speech is African civet?
African civet is a noun.
What is the plural of African civet?
The plural of African civet is African civets.

Words near African civet in the dictionary

  1. African Bush Dog
  2. African Bush Dogs
  3. African cardamom
  4. African cherry orange
  5. African cherry oranges
  6. African civet
  7. African civets
  8. African clawed frog
  9. African clawed frogs
  10. African crake
  11. African crakes

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