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PALM CIVET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does palm civet mean?
• PALM CIVET (noun)
The noun PALM CIVET has 1 sense:
1. spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
Familiarity information: PALM CIVET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
palm cat; palm civet
Hypernyms ("palm civet" is a kind of...):
civet; civet cat (cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes)
Holonyms ("palm civet" is a member of...):
genus Paradoxurus; Paradoxurus (palm civets)
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