Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - civet
Civet
civet
n. 1 (in full civet-cat) any catlike animal of the mongoose family, esp. Civettictis civetta of Central Africa, having well developed anal scent glands. 2 a strong musky perfume obtained from the secretions of these scent glands. Etymology: F civette f. It. zibetto f. med.L zibethum f. Arab. azzabad f. al the + zabad this perfume
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noun Etymology: Middle French ~te, from Old Italian zibetto, from Arabic zabād ~ perfume Date: 1532 any of various Old World carnivorous viverrid mammals with long bodies, short legs, and a usually long tail, a thick yellowish musky-odored substance found in a sac near the anus of the ~ (especially genera Civettictis, Viverra, and Viverricula) and used in perfume ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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