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viverrine
or ±¹¾±Â·±¹±ð°ù·°ù¾±»å
[ vahy-ver-ahyn, -in, vi- ]
adjective
- of or relating to the Viverridae, a family of small carnivorous mammals including the civets, genets, palm cats, etc.
noun
- a viverrine animal.
viverrine
/ ±¹²¹ÉªËˆ±¹É›°ù²¹Éª²Ô /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Viverridae, a family of small to medium-sized predatory mammals of Eurasia and Africa, including genets, civets and mongooses: order Carnivora (carnivores)
noun
- any animal belonging to the family Viverridae
viverrine
/ ±¹Ä«-±¹Ä•°ù′IJÔ,-Ä«²Ô′ /
- Characteristic of or resembling civets or their kin.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of viverrine1
1790–1800; < New Latin ±¹¾±±¹±ð°ù°ùÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, equivalent to Viverr ( a ) a genus name ( Latin ±¹Ä«±¹±ð°ù°ù²¹ the ferret or a similar animal; akin to Lithuanian ±¹´Ç±¹±ð°ù±ð̇̃, Old Russian ±¹Ä›±¹±ð°ù¾±³Ù²õ²¹, Old English Ä峦·É±ð°ù²Ô, Old High German eihhurno squirrel) + -Ä«²Ô³Ü²õ -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of viverrine1
C19: from New Latin ±¹¾±±¹±ð°ù°ùÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, from Latin viverra a ferret
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Example Sentences
They are plantigrade, and are without a cæcum or blind gut; the skull, however it may approach to a viverrine or feline shape, has still marked arctoid characteristics.
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He knew as a fact that the feline teeth had a certain structure, and that the dental formula of the viverrine animals is different.
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According to Jerdon it is nocturnal, arboreal, and omnivorous, eating small animals, birds, insects, fruit and plants; more wild than viverrine animals in general, but easily tamed.
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