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zibeth

zibeth


  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Zibet  \Zib"et\,  Zibeth  \Zib"eth\,  n.  [Cf.  It  zibetto  See 
  {Civet}.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  carnivorous  mammal  ({Viverra  zibetha})  closely  allied  to 
  the  civet,  from  which  it  differs  in  having  the  spots  on  the 
  body  less  distinct,  the  throat  whiter,  and  the  black  rings  on 
  the  tail  more  numerous. 
 
  Note:  It  inhabits  India,  Southern  China,  and  the  East  Indies. 
  It  yields  a  perfume  similar  to  that  of  the  civet.  It  is 
  often  domesticated  by  the  natives,  and  then  serves  the 
  same  purposes  as  the  domestic  cat.  Called  also 
  {Asiatic,  or  Indian,  civet}.