Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae, which includes the civets and genets.

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  • noun zoology Any member of the family Viverridae.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From New Latin Vīverridae, family name, from Vīverra, type genus, from Latin vīverra, ferret.]

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Viverridae +‎ -id

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Examples

  • While some biologists noted a vague superficial similarity with lemurs, most concluded that it was a viverrid: a member of the same carnivoran family as civets and genets*.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007

  • Named in 1892 and known from less than 20 specimens, this is a poorly known terrestrial viverrid of montane forests, and good observations and photos of it are few and far between.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007

  • Named in 1892 and known from less than 20 specimens, this is a poorly known terrestrial viverrid of montane forests, and good observations and photos of it are few and far between.

    That’s no mystery carnivore (part I) Darren Naish 2007

  • Many viverrid species are highly enigmatic and several have only recently been discovered, have only occasionally been photographed alive, or have even not been photographed alive at all (for a nice review see Schreiber 1989).

    Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007

  • The adjacent painting is a widely-reproduced image, produced by Wahyu Gumelar for WWF Indonesia, depicting the animal as a new, hitherto unknown viverrid.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007

  • While some biologists noted a vague superficial similarity with lemurs, most concluded that it was a viverrid: a member of the same carnivoran family as civets and genets*.

    That’s no mystery carnivore (part I) Darren Naish 2007

  • Thanks to its long tail, gracile proportions, size (comparable to that of a house cat), and general civet-like appearance, the Kayan Mentarang animal soon became widely regarded as a probable new viverrid.

    That’s no mystery carnivore (part I) Darren Naish 2007

  • The adjacent painting is a widely-reproduced image, produced by Wahyu Gumelar for WWF Indonesia, depicting the animal as a new, hitherto unknown viverrid.

    That’s no mystery carnivore (part I) Darren Naish 2007

  • Many viverrid species are highly enigmatic and several have only recently been discovered, have only occasionally been photographed alive, or have even not been photographed alive at all (for a nice review see Schreiber 1989).

    That’s no mystery carnivore (part I) Darren Naish 2007

  • Thanks to its long tail, gracile proportions, size (comparable to that of a house cat), and general civet-like appearance, the Kayan Mentarang animal soon became widely regarded as a probable new viverrid.

    Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007

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