First Known Use: 1902
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viverrid
noun vi·ver·rid \vī-ˈver-əd\
Definition of VIVERRID
: any of a family (Viverridae) of carnivorous mammals that include the civets, genets, linsangs, and in some classifications the mongooses and that are rarely larger than a domestic cat but are long, slender, and like a weasel in build with short more or less retractile claws and rounded feet
— viverrid adjective
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Origin of VIVERRID
New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from Latin viverra ferret; akin to Old English ācweorna squirrel, Lithuanian voverė
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