Converse of object

• mask: The source of the SARS virus was revealed this week to be the masked palm civet.

• see: See the civets that produce the rare coffee beans.

Adjective modifier

• Indian: Possible wildlife sightings include sambar, porcupine, palm civet, small Indian civet and barking deer.

• African: We continued spotlighting during the hour's drive back to Ft Portal, seeing 3 African Civets in the process.

• small: Possible wildlife sightings include sambar, porcupine, palm civet, small Indian civet and barking deer.

Modifies a noun

• cat: In addition to his tigers and civet cats, the King kept snails, tortoises and exotic birds in the gardens at Kensington.

Noun used with modifier

• palm: The source of the SARS virus was revealed this week to be the masked palm civet.

• otter: Some are mainly arboreal, others forage on the ground and otter civets are equipped for an aquatic existence.