palm civet

palm civ·et

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahm siv-it]
- /pɑm ˈsɪv ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahm siv-it]
- /pɑm ˈsɪv ɪt/

Definitions of palm civet words

noun palm civet any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail. 1
noun palm civet any of various small civet-like arboreal viverrine mammals of the genera Paradoxurus, Hemigalus, etc, of Africa and S and SE Asia 0

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Origin of palm civet

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Palm civet

noun

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adverb

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palm civet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

palm civet usage trend in Literature

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