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viverrine(dictionary)

viverrine (iou)



viverrine adjective & noun. E19.
[In sense A.1 from mod. Latin viverrinus specific name; in senses A.2, B. from mod. Latin Viverrinae (see below), formed as VIVERRA + -INE1.]
Zoology.
A. adjective.
Resembling a civet. Now rare. E19.
Pertaining to or designating the viverrid subfamily Viverrinae, which comprises the true civets, genets, and linsangs. L19.
b. noun. A mammal of this subfamily. L19.