zibet

American

[zib-it] / ˈzɪb ɪt /

noun

a civet, Viverra zibetha, of India, the Malay Peninsula, and other parts of Asia.

zibet British

/ ˈzɪbɪt /

noun

a large civet, Viverra zibetha, of S and SE Asia, having tawny fur marked with black spots and stripes

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Etymology

Origin of zibet

1585–95; < Medieval Latin zibethum or Italian zibetto < Arabic zabād; see civet

Example Sentences

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Then it must have been a Zibet, a specie not unlike the American civet.

From The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island by Finlay, Roger Thompson

Z was a zealous old Zibet, Toboggans he tried to prohibit.

From The Jingle Book by Herford, Oliver

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