Civets

//ˈsɪ.vɪts// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of civet form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Acronym of Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa, an international economic organization comprising these fast-growing economies. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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civet catambergrisambrosiaaspicattarbalm

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"Coronavirus transmission was believed to have occurred from bats to civets and pangolins, whose scales are highly valued in traditional Chinese medicine."

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