any of a family (Viverridae) of small, slender carnivores, including the civets and mongooses
Origin of viverrid
from Classical Latin viverra, a ferret from reduplicated, reduplication of Indo-European base an unverified form wer- from source Persian vavrarah, Old Prussian weware, Old English (ac)weorna, squirrel + -idae of or belonging to this family
Also vi·ver′rine
