Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CIV'ET-CAT
CIV'ET-CAT, n.
The animal that produces civet, a species of Viverra. This animal bears a resemblance to a cat or to a fox; it is of a cinereous color, tinged with yellow, marked with dusky spots disposed in rows. It inhabits India, Guinea, Ethiopia, and Madagascar. – Encyc.
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