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civet cats

civet cats is the plural of civet cat.

Meaning of civet cat

Noun

civet cat (plural civet cats)

  1. Synonym of civet.
    Synonyms:
    civet
  2. Synonym of ringtail (“Bassariscus astutus”).
    • So far as they may now be distinguished, the Civet Cats belonging to the astuta group are characterized: […]1894 [1893], Samuel N. Rhoads, “Geographic Variation in Bassariscus Astutus, with Description of a New Subspecies”, in Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, page 416
    Synonyms:
    ringtail

Questions about civet cats

What is civet cats the plural of?
Civet cats is the plural of civet cat.

Words near civet cats in the dictionary

  1. cives
  2. civet
  3. civet bean
  4. civet beans
  5. civet cat
  6. civet cats
  7. civet coffee
  8. civeted
  9. civetlike
  10. civetone
  11. civets

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