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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesviverride
Pronunciation / Transliteration: viˈvɛr.ri.de
"Il genetto è un viverride agile e notturno."
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Any of various small- to medium-sized, long-bodied carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae, native to Africa and southern Asia, including civets, genets, and oyans.
"The civet is a well-known viverrid prized historically for its musk glands."
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Relating to or characteristic of mammals belonging to the family Viverridae.
"Researchers tracked the elusive viverrid species through the dense tropical undergrowth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin family name Viverridae, coined from the Latin 'viverra' meaning ferret, combined with the taxonomic suffix '-id' indicating a member of a family. The term entered English in the late 19th century through biological classification frameworks to describe small to medium-sized carnivoran mammals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Viverrid" is said worldwide
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viverridé
Transliteration: vi.vɛ.ʁi.de
"Le civette est un viverridé originaire d'Afrique et d'Asie."
Schleichkatze
Transliteration: ˈʃlaɪ̯çˌkat͡sə
"Die Schleichkatze gehört zu den Viverriden."
viverride
Transliteration: viˈvɛr.ri.de
"Il genetto è un viverride agile e notturno."
vivérido
Transliteration: biˈβe.ɾi.ðo
"La gineta es un pequeño mamífero vivérido."
viverrídeo
Transliteration: vi.veˈʁi.di.u
"O zibelina e o civeta pertencem à família dos viverrídeos."
विविरिड
Transliteration: vivirid
"विविरिड परिवार में बिलाव और गंधबिलाव शामिल हैं।"
灵猫科动物
Transliteration: líng māo kē dòng wù
"灵猫科动物分布在亚洲和非洲的热带地区。"
사향고양이과 동물
Transliteration: sahyanggoyang-gwadongmul
"사향고양이과 동물은 주로 아프리카와 아시아에 서식합니다."
ジャコウネコ科
Transliteration: jakōneko-ka
"ジャコウネコ科の動物は優れた嗅覚を持っています。"
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