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English *noun*: civet cat
1.	civet cat (animal) raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
		Synonyms	Bassariscus astutus, bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, miner's cat, raccoon fox, ring-tailed cat, ringtail
		Broader (hypernym)	procyonid
		Member meronym	Bassariscus, genus Bassariscus

2.	civet cat (animal) cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
		Synonyms	civet
		Broader (hypernym)	viverrine, viverrine mammal
		Narrower (hyponym)	Arctictis bintourong, banded palm civet, bearcat, binturong, Cryptoprocta, fanaloka, Fossa fossa, genus Cryptoprocta, Hemigalus hardwickii, large civet, palm cat, palm civet, small civet, Viverra zibetha, Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis
		Member meronym	family Viverridae, family Viverrinae, Viverridae, Viverrinae

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