noun
a genus of Viverridae
• Syn: ↑genus Viverricula
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Viverridae, ↑family Viverridae, ↑Viverrinae, ↑family Viverrinae
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\\ˌvīvəˈrikyələ, ˌviv-\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of civets including the common small civet (V. indica syn. V. malaccensis) of southeastern Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.