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Webster 1913 Edition

Musang

Mu-sang′

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A small animal of Java (
Paradoxirus fasciatus
), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also
coffee rat
.

Definition 2024

musang

musang

English

Noun

musang ‎(plural musangs)

  1. A small animal of Java (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), allied to the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant.

Synonyms

  • coffee rat

Bau Bidayuh

Noun

musang

  1. civet (cat-like animal)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay musang.

Noun

musang

  1. civet (cat-sized animal)

Derived terms

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [musaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -usaŋ, -saŋ, -aŋ

Noun

musang ‎(Jawi spelling موسڠ, plural musang-musang)

  1. civet (cat-like animal)
  2. fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Synonyms

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