viverrid

vi·ver·rid

noun \vī-ˈver-əd\

Definition of VIVERRID

: any of a family (Viverridae) of carnivorous mammals that include the civets, genets, linsangs, and in some classifications the mongooses and that are rarely larger than a domestic cat but are long, slender, and like a weasel in build with short more or less retractile claws and rounded feet

— viverrid adjective

Origin of VIVERRID

New Latin Viverridae, from Viverra, type genus, from Latin viverra ferret; akin to Old English ācweorna squirrel, Lithuanian voverė

First Known Use: 1902

Rhymes with VIVERRID

out-Herod