<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musky odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.</li><li>Any catlike, carnivorous mammal of the subfamily Viverrinae, chiefly of southern Asia and Africa, having a coarse-haired, spotted coat, rounded ears, and a narrow muzzle.</li><li>Any of various related or similar animals, as the palm civet.</li><li>Cacomistle.</li></ul>