Zibet

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zibet \Zib"et\, Zibeth \Zib"eth\, n. [Cf. It. zibetto. See
     {Civet}.] (Zool.)
     A carnivorous mammal ({Viverra zibetha}) closely allied to
     the civet, from which it differs in having the spots on the
     body less distinct, the throat whiter, and the black rings on
     the tail more numerous.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: It inhabits India, Southern China, and the East Indies.
           It yields a perfume similar to that of the civet. It is
           often domesticated by the natives, and then serves the
           same purposes as the domestic cat. Called also {Asiatic
           civet} or {Indian civet}.
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