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true civet

true civet noun: any nocturnal catlike mammal from Asia or Africa of the subfamily Viverrinae.

true civet: any nocturnal catlike mammal from Asia or Africa of the subfamily Viverrinae
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Noun

true civet (plural true civets)

  1. Any nocturnal catlike mammal from Asia or Africa of the subfamily Viverrinae.

Forms of true civet

pluraltrue civets

Questions about true civet

What does true civet mean?
True civet means any nocturnal catlike mammal from Asia or Africa of the subfamily Viverrinae.
What part of speech is true civet?
True civet is a noun.
What is the plural of true civet?
The plural of true civet is true civets.

Words near true civet in the dictionary

  1. true bills
  2. true blue
  3. true blues
  4. true bug
  5. true bugs
  6. true civet
  7. true civets
  8. true cobra
  9. true cobras
  10. true color
  11. true colors

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