Structured Summary
Abstract
The family of civets which are small and medium-sized Old World carnivores, often striped or spotted.
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Synonyms
7 entry terms
- Civet Cats
- Civets
- Cat, Civet
- Cats, Civet
- Civet
- Civet Cat
- Genets
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Aspects Covered
18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
note entry terms: CIVET, MALAGASY see EUPLERIDAE and AFRICAN PALM CIVET see NANDINIIDAE are also available
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History Note
2005; use CARNIVORA 1998-2004; for CIVET CATS use CARNIVORA 2004
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Previous Indexing
- Carnivora (1967-2004)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Viverridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D045949. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D045949
- Viverridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viverridae
- Viverridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185864