Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun civet_cat

2 senses of civet cat

Sense 1
bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus -- (raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings)
       => procyonid -- (plantigrade carnivorous mammals)

Sense 2
civet, civet cat -- (cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes)
       => viverrine, viverrine mammal -- (small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World)