viverrid
viverrid
Definition
vi·ver·rid (vī ver′id)
noun
any of a family (Viverridae) of small, slender carnivores, including the civets and mongooses
Etymology: < L viverra, a ferret < redupl. of IE base *wer- > Pers vavrarah, OPrus weware, OE (ac)weorna, squirrel + -idae
adjective
of or belonging to this family
Browse dictionary entries near viverrid
- vive
- vivarium
- Vivaldi
- vivacity
- vivacious
- vivace
- viva voce
- viva
- vituperative
- vituperation
- Vivian
- vivid
- vividly
- vividness
- vivify
- viviparous
- vivisect
- vivisection
- vivisectionist
- vixen
