灵猫类

Traditional form:

靈貓類

Pinyin (reading):

língmāolèi

Definitions:

• a civet (arboreal cat)
• viverrid (mammal group including mongoose and civet)

Characters:

• 灵 - spirit, soul; spiritual world
• 猫 - cat
• 类 - category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

Traditional characters:

• 靈 - spirit, soul; spiritual world
• 貓 - cat
• 類 - category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble