viverrine mammal

Definitions of viverrine mammal

1. noun

   small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World
   synonyms: viverrine

   types:

   civet, civet cat

   cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

   Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa, fossa cat

   largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets

   Genetta genetta, genet

   agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail

   mongoose

   agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

   meerkat, mierkat

   a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes

   Viverra zibetha, large civet

   common civet of India and southeast Asia

   Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis, small civet

   a common civet of southeast Asia

   Arctictis bintourong, bearcat, binturong

   arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair

   Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta

   large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar

   Fossa fossa, fanaloka

   civet of Madagascar

   Hemigalus hardwickii, banded palm civet

   an East Indian civet

   Herpestes nyula, Indian mongoose

   keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated

   Herpestes ichneumon, ichneumon

   northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs

   palm cat, palm civet

   spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies

   Suricata suricatta, slender-tailed meerkat

   a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail

   Suricata tetradactyla, suricate

   burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet

   type of:

   carnivore

   a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal