viverrid

(vī ver′id)

noun

any of a family (Viverridae) of small, slender carnivores, including the civets and mongooses

Origin: < 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

See viverrid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective & n.

Viverrine.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Vīverridae, family name

Origin: , from Vīverra, type genus; see viverrine

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