Though this was transmitted to people by palm civets, they probably caught it from horseshoe bats.
虽然这种病毒是通过椰子猫传染给人类的,但椰子猫可能是被菊头蝠感染的。
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Linked to the civet cat? In fact, the cat-like Asian palm civet takes more than a passing interest in this brew.
与麝香猫有关? 事实上,要泡出这杯咖啡,身型似猫的亚洲棕榈猫可是花了很大的心思。
英语百科
Paradoxurus
Paradoxurus is a genus within the viverrid family that was denominated and first described by Frédéric Cuvier in 1822. As of 2005, this genus is defined as comprising three species native to Southeast Asia:
In 2009, it was proposed to also include the golden wet-zone palm civet (P. aureus), the Sri Lankan brown palm civet (P. montanus) and the golden dry-zone palm civet (P. stenocephalus), which are endemic to Sri Lanka.
近义、反义、联想词
近义词
n.
civet, civet cat
英英词典
palm civet n.
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies