/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of civet cat Find synonyms for: Noun1. bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus, procyonidusage: raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings2. civet, civet cat, viverrine, viverrine mammalusage: cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: quandary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language