| paradoxure | <zoology> Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang. Origin: Gr. Incredible, paradoxical + tail. So called because its tail is unlike that of the other animals to which it was supposed to be related. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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