civet cat
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of ringtail (“Bassariscus astutus”).
Example Sentences
- "So far as they may now be distinguished, the Civet Cats belonging to the astuta group are characterized: […]"
- "Another name for the ringtail is, though it is neither, civet cat, because when frightened ringtails exude a musky secretion from an anal gland."