zibet

[ zib-it ]

noun

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

zibet

/ ˈzɪbɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zibet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of zibet¹

C16: from Medieval Latin zibethum, from Arabic zabād civet

Example Sentences

He had a charming triumph in the discovery of two more animals beginning with Z, to wit, the zibet and the zoril, which was the sweeter for the fact that they were both new beasts to the children.

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Zibet, zib′et, n. an Asiatic or Indian civet.

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

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

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