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  • noun Plural form of civet.

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Examples

  • Both these unlikely markets are members of a group of economies known as the "civets".

    World economy: new opportunities beckon beyond Europe | Observer editorial 2011

  • But this coffee is definitely not to everyone's taste - it is made from beans which have been eaten and then excreted by small cat-like animals called civets.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Therefore, the mammal fauna from both zones, such as civets, martens, Himalayan tahr, and muntjac are included within the ecoregion.

    Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests 2008

  • Smaller mammals such as civets, tree shrews, squirrels, and rats dominate the montane region.

    Borneo montane rain forests 2007

  • Experts attending the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference say there is growing evidence that the H5N1 virus can infect and harm big cats like leopards and tigers, small cats such as civets and other mammals like martens, weasels, badgers and otters.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Experts attending the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference say there is growing evidence that the H5N1 virus can infect and harm big cats like leopards and tigers, small cats such as civets and other mammals like martens, weasels, badgers and otters.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Experts attending the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference say there is growing evidence that the H5N1 virus can infect and harm big cats like leopards and tigers, small cats such as civets and other mammals like martens, weasels, badgers and otters.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Experts attending the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference say there is growing evidence that the H5N1 virus can infect and harm big cats like leopards and tigers, small cats such as civets and other mammals like martens, weasels, badgers and otters.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Experts attending the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference say there is growing evidence that the H5N1 virus can infect and harm big cats like leopards and tigers, small cats such as civets and other mammals like martens, weasels, badgers and otters.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

  • Experts attending the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference say there is growing evidence that the H5N1 virus can infect and harm big cats like leopards and tigers, small cats such as civets and other mammals like martens, weasels, badgers and otters.

    Mongabay.com News 2009

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