"African civet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: African civets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} African civet (countable and uncountable, plural African civets)
  1. A small mammal found in sub-Saharan Africa, Civettictis civetta. It produces civetone. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Viverrids
    Sense id: en-African_civet-en-noun-CeCHVtcw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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