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viverrine

/vahy-ver-ahyn, -in, vi-/US // vaɪˈvɛr aɪn, -ɪn, vɪ- //UK // (vaɪˈvɛraɪn) //

维维林,薇薇安,薇薇琳,维维里恩

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to the Viverridae, a family of small carnivorous mammals including the civets, genets, palm cats, etc.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a viverrine animal.

Examples

  • Viverrine, vī-ver′in, adj. pertaining to the Viverrid, one of the four families of the luroidea section of Carnivora.

  • The general form is Viverrine, and the hallux is sometimes present though small.

  • There is the full Viverrine dentition, with five premolars in the upper jaw; but this may be an abnormality.