noun
1.
a. : any of various carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae ; especially : a brownish gray black-marked African animal ( Civettictis civetta ) two to three feet long that produces most of the civet of commerce — compare bush cat 2, palm civet , viverra
b. : the cacomistle or any other animal of the genus Bassariscus
c. : little spotted skunk
2. : the fur of a civet cat