The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Viverra \Vi*ver"ra\ (v[i^]*v[e^]r"r[.a]), prop. n. [L., a ferret.] (Zool.) A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Viverra n 1: type genus of the family Viverridae [syn: Viverra, genus Viverra]