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Definition of viverrid in English: viverridnoun vʌɪˈvɛrɪdvɪˈvɛrɪdvīˈverid Zoology A mammal of the civet family (Viverridae ). 〔动〕灵猫科动物 Example sentencesExamples - In only two locations of H. javanicus introduction are there native or introduced herpestids, viverrids, or mustelids.
- African viverrids tend to be carnivorous, but the civets common to China prefer to dine on fruit, especially spiky, foul-smelling durians.
- Most viverrids are nocturnal hunters, feeding on small vertebrates (including carrion), insects, and other invertebrates including worms, crustaceans, and molluscs.
- There are, however, several other large species of Civettictis-like viverrids known from East Africa in the Plio-Pleistocene and this specimen could be related to one of them.
- This is also present in M. parvivorus, M. cognitus, all canids, and some procyonids, but is not present in viverrids, felids, or mustelids.
OriginEarly 20th century: from modern Latin Viverridae, from Latin viverra 'ferret'. Definition of viverrid in US English: viverridnounvīˈverid Zoology A mammal of the civet family (Viverridae). 〔动〕灵猫科动物 Example sentencesExamples - Most viverrids are nocturnal hunters, feeding on small vertebrates (including carrion), insects, and other invertebrates including worms, crustaceans, and molluscs.
- This is also present in M. parvivorus, M. cognitus, all canids, and some procyonids, but is not present in viverrids, felids, or mustelids.
- There are, however, several other large species of Civettictis-like viverrids known from East Africa in the Plio-Pleistocene and this specimen could be related to one of them.
- In only two locations of H. javanicus introduction are there native or introduced herpestids, viverrids, or mustelids.
- African viverrids tend to be carnivorous, but the civets common to China prefer to dine on fruit, especially spiky, foul-smelling durians.
OriginEarly 20th century: from modern Latin Viverridae, from Latin viverra ‘ferret’. |