civet vs fox

civet

noun
  • The musky perfume produced by the animal. 

  • Any of several species of spotted skunk, in the genus Spilogale. 

  • A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. 

  • Any animal in the family Viverridae or the similar family Nandiniidae 

fox

noun
  • The fur of a fox. 

  • A wedge driven into the split end of a bolt to tighten it. 

  • A physically attractive man or woman. 

  • A fox terrier. 

  • Air-to-air weapon launched. 

  • A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail. 

  • A small strand of rope made by twisting several rope-yarns together. Used for seizings, mats, sennits, and gaskets. 

  • A cunning person. 

  • A person with reddish brown hair, usually a woman. 

  • A hidden radio transmitter, finding which is the goal of radiosport. 

  • The fourteenth Lenormand card. 

  • The gemmeous dragonet, a fish, Callionymus lyra, so called from its yellow color. 

  • Any of numerous species of small wild canids resembling the red fox. In the taxonomy they form the tribe Vulpini within the family Canidae, consisting of nine genera (see the Wikipedia article on the fox). 

verb
  • To trick, fool or outwit (someone) by cunning or ingenuity. 

  • To act slyly or craftily. 

  • To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment. 

  • To confuse or baffle (someone). 

  • To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. 

  • To turn sour; said of beer, etc., when it sours in fermenting. 

  • To discolour paper. Fox marks are spots on paper caused by humidity. (See foxing.) 

  • To repair (boots) with new front upper leather, or to piece the upper fronts of. 

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