herpestes : Idioms & Phrases


genus herpestes

  • noun mongooses
    Herpestes.
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herpestes ichneumon

  • noun northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
    ichneumon.
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herpestes nyula

  • noun keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
    Indian mongoose.
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