Herpestes
Translingual
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Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”).
Proper noun
Herpestes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – the mongooses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Herpestidae - family; Herpestinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Herpestes ichneumon - type species; for other species see
Herpestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
Herpestes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Herpestes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Herpestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons