What is "viverrine"

viverrine \vi*ver"rine\ (v[i^]*v[e^]r"r[imac]n), a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Viverrid[ae], or Civet family.

a. Of or pertaining to the mammals of the ''(taxlink Viverrinae subfamily noshow=1)''. n. Any mammal of the subfamily ''(taxlink Viverrinae subfamily noshow=1)''.

n. small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World [syn: viverrine mammal]