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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The civet-cat of Sumatra, Viverra tangalunga, about 2½ feet in length, of which the tail is about one third.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An East Indian civet (
Viverra tangalunga ).
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- noun archaic The
Malayan civet (Viverra tangalunga).
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chained_bear commented on the word tangalung
"Stephen said, 'Speaking without the least authority—what is that at the window?'
"'A tangalung, a Java civet,' said Raffles, opening the casement. 'Come, Tabitha.' And after a pause the pretty creature, striped and spotted, came and sat in his lap, looking at Stephen with a frown.
Stephen lowered his voice respectfully and went on, 'Without the least authority, I think I may assert that no offer could be more unwelcome.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Nutmeg of Consolation, 102
March 6, 2008