civet

• For the curious, a civet is a small cat-mongoosey kind of critter from Africa that lives in trees, eats roots and berries, and can evidently poop coffee. —  Skippy's List
• The true civet is a native of North Africa; where it is kept in a tame state, for the purpose of obtaining from it the well-known perfume of commerce. —  Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
• A badger-like animal of Madagascar, the Mangu, is also regarded as a civet: so, too, are the Coatis of the New World, though these last are evidently of much nearer kin to the badgers Perhaps the curious creature known as the Potto, or Kinkajou, has more pretensions to a place among the civets: at all events, it deserves one in the general group of the weasels CHAPTER SIX TAME DOGS Perhaps of all other animals the dog has been the earliest and most constant companion of man. —  Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
• Such perfumes are known as "fixing agents" or "fixateurs," and among the most important of these may be mentioned musk, both natural and artificial, civet, the oils of Peru balsam, sandalwood, and patchouli, and benzyl benzoate The natural perfumes employed for addition to soaps are almost entirely of vegetable origin, and consist of essential oils, balsams, and resins, animal perfumes such as musk, civet, and ambergris being reserved principally for the preparation of "extraits As would be expected with products of such diverse character, the methods employed for the preparation of essential oils vary considerably. —  The Handbook of Soap Manufacture
• From the shoulders along the back a mane or crest of lengthened hair SIZE.--Same as last species This species closely resembles the African civet--only that in the latter the mane begins on the occiput. —  Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon

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