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Type genus of the family Viverridae
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viverra
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Viverra is a mammalian genus that was first nominated and described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 as comprising several species including the large Indian civet . The genus was subordinated to the viverrid family by John Edward Gray in 1821.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Viverra \Vi*ver"ra\ (v[i^]*v[e^]r"r[.a]), prop. n. [L., a ferret.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets.