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Paradoxurus

noun

palm civets

• Syn: ↑genus Paradoxurus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Viverridae, ↑family Viverridae, ↑Viverrinae, ↑family Viverrinae

• Member Meronyms: ↑palm cat, ↑palm civet

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\\ˌparəˌdäkˈshu̇rəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek paradoxos contrary to expectation + New Latin -urus

: a genus of carnivorous mammals (family Viverridae) comprising the typical palm civets

Useful english dictionary. 2012.