Phrase guide

masked palm civet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A civet of species Paguma larvata, native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gem-faced civet, Himalayan palm civet

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 果子狸 (gwo2 zi2 lei4) — Paguma larvata
  • Chinese: 果子貓 /果子猫 (kóe-chí-bâ/ké-chí-bâ) — Paguma larvata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 果子狸 (guǒzilí) — Paguma larvata
  • Chinese Mandarin: 花面狸 (huāmiànlí) — Paguma larvata
  • Estonian: paguuma — Paguma larvata
  • Finnish: naamaripalmunäätä — Paguma larvata
  • French: civette palmiste à masque — Paguma larvata
  • German: Larvenroller — Paguma larvata
  • Japanese: 白鼻心 (hakubishin) — Paguma larvata
  • Navajo: dlǫ́ʼiitsoh bíchį́į́hdzísgaaígíí — Paguma larvata
  • Russian: гимала́йская циве́та (gimalájskaja civéta) — Paguma larvata
  • Swedish: maskpalmmård — Paguma larvata