Viverrid Definition

vī-vĕrĭd
noun
Any of a family (Viverridae) of small, slender carnivores, including the civets and mongooses.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or belonging to this family.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Viverrid

Noun

Singular:
viverrid
Plural:
viverrids

Origin of Viverrid

  • From New Latin Vīverridae family name from Vīverra type genus from Latin vīverra ferret

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Viverridae +"Ž -id

    From Wiktionary

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