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A civet (/ ˈ s ɪ v ɪ t /) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different species, mostly from the family Viverridae. Most of the species's diversity is found in southeast Asia.
CIVETS is an acronym for six emerging market countries identified for their rapid economic development: Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa. [1] The term was coined in 2009 by Robert Ward of the Economist Intelligence Unit to describe nations demonstrating particularly strong growth potential.
The African civet has historically been hunted for the secretion of perineal glands. This secretion is a white or yellow waxy substance called civetone, which has been used as a basic ingredient for many perfumes for hundreds of years. [5] In Ethiopia, African civets are hunted alive, and are kept in small cages.
A civet is small, mostly arboreal mammal native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. The term may also refer to: Civet (perfumery), extracted from perineal glands of the civet; Civet (band), a punk rock band from Long Beach, California; CIVETS, an acronym for the nations Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa
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Three ways with hare: recipes in Hannah Glasse's The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy (1747), p.50. One common traditional dish that involves jugging is jugged hare (a similar stew is known as civet de lièvre in France), which is a whole hare, cut into pieces, marinated and cooked with red wine and juniper berries in a tall jug that stands in a pan of water.
Civet cat is an imprecise term that is used for a variety of cat-like creatures including: . Viverrids, species of the family Viverridae; Civets, common name for small, mostly arboreal mammals native to the tropics of Africa and Asia including most viverrids as well as the African palm civet and Malagasy civet, which are in separate families
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