Wondering how to use Civet in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Civet meaning
- Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia.
- The musky perfume produced by the animal; civetone.
- A spotted skunk.
Synonyms of Civet
Using Civet
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viverridae, Eupleridae, and Nandiniidae, native to tropical Africa and Asia. | The musky perfume produced by the animal; civetone. | A spotted skunk.
- Useful related words include: civet cat, viverrine, viverrine mammal.
- In the example corpus, civet often appears in combinations such as: the civet, civet cat, civet cats.
Context around Civet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Civet
- In this selection, "civet" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, palm, noted, musk, coffee, cat and may stand out and add context to how "civet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and otter civet and asian palm civet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "civet" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with civet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The anointing oil contains a mixture of orange flowers, roses, jasmine, cinnamon, musk, civet and ambergris. (16 words)
I met with the Chief Minister about this the other day over a peach-noted civet coffee in Kingston. (19 words)
Kopi luwak, or civet coffee, is coffee that includes coffee cherries eaten, part-digested and defecated by the Asian palm civet. (21 words)
It is known that bats of the genus (potentially several cave species) were the reservoir of this virus and that a small carnivore, the palm civet (), may have served as an between bats and the first human cases. (38 words)
The fauna of the lower Gangetic Plain is similar to the upper plains, with the addition of a number of other species such as the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) and the large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha). (37 words)
But we still don't know where the virus first passed to humans, and if it transferred through another animal intermediary, such as a pangolin or a civet cat, before infecting humans. (32 words)
Example sentences (10)
Kopi luwak, or civet coffee, is coffee that includes coffee cherries eaten, part-digested and defecated by the Asian palm civet.
I met with the Chief Minister about this the other day over a peach-noted civet coffee in Kingston.
The anointing oil contains a mixture of orange flowers, roses, jasmine, cinnamon, musk, civet and ambergris.
According to a report by the Deccan Chronicle, Amrabad forest, unfortunately, lacks an in-house rehabilitation center, prompting quick action to ensure the welfare of the civet’s five orphaned cubs.
Wildlife officials determined that the civet cat had tragically fallen victim to a snakebite on its leg, highlighting the harsh realities of survival in the wild.
But we still don't know where the virus first passed to humans, and if it transferred through another animal intermediary, such as a pangolin or a civet cat, before infecting humans.
It is known that bats of the genus (potentially several cave species) were the reservoir of this virus and that a small carnivore, the palm civet (), may have served as an between bats and the first human cases.
The camera traps recorded 28 species not seen in earlier surveys, including the critically endangered Sunda pangolin, and the endangered dhole and otter civet.
The report adds that this happened in the 2003 Sars epidemic, when the virus moved from bats into humans via infected civet cats and raccoons.
The fauna of the lower Gangetic Plain is similar to the upper plains, with the addition of a number of other species such as the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) and the large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha).
Common combinations with civet
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: