"viverra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: viverras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} viverra (plural viverras)
  1. (zoology, obsolete) An animal of the genus Viverra; a civet. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-viverra-en-noun-DrjCtsd5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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