transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-vət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French civette, from Old Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād civet perfume
Date: 1532
1. : any of various Old World carnivorous viverrid mammals with long bodies, short legs, and a usually long tail
2. : a thick yellowish musky-odored substance found in a sac near the anus of the civet (especially genera Civettictis, Viverra, and Viverricula ) and used in perfume
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