HERPESTES NYULA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Herpestes nyula mean? 

• HERPESTES NYULA (noun)
  The noun HERPESTES NYULA has 1 sense:

1. keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated

  Familiarity information: HERPESTES NYULA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HERPESTES NYULA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Herpestes nyula; Indian mongoose

Hypernyms ("Herpestes nyula" is a kind of...):

mongoose (agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents)