civet vs scent

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 

scent

noun
  • A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing. 

  • Any trail or trace that can be followed to find something or someone, such as the paper left behind in a paperchase. 

  • A substance (usually liquid) created to provide a pleasant smell. 

  • A distinctive smell. 

  • The sense of smell. 

verb
  • To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something). 

  • To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell. 

  • To have a suspicion of; to detect the possibility of (something). 

  • To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell. 

  • To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell. 

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