civet
noun
- a yellowish, fatty substance with a musklike scent, secreted by a gland near the genitals of the civet cat and used in making some perfumes
- the civet cat
- its fur
See civet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sĭvˈĭt)
noun- Any of various carnivorous catlike mammals of the family Viverridae of Africa and Asia, having anal scent glands that secrete a fluid with a musky odor. Also called civet cat.
- The thick yellowish musky fluid secreted by one of these mammals, used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- The fur of one of these mammals.
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