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civet meaning in Tamil

புனுகு

/ˈsɪ.vɪt/

civet in Tamil: புனுகு. In English, civet means any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.

Tamil words for civet

புனுகு

English meaning of civet

  1. noun Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
  2. noun The musky perfume produced by the animal; civetone.
  3. noun A spotted skunk.
  4. noun A ringtail (Bassariscus astutus).

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Questions about civet in Tamil

What is the meaning of civet in Tamil?
Civet in Tamil is புனுகு.
civet என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Civet: புனுகு.
What does civet mean in English?
Civet means any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: civet (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: civet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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