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GENUS HERPESTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Herpestes mean?
• GENUS HERPESTES (noun)
The noun GENUS HERPESTES has 1 sense:
1. mongooses
Familiarity information: GENUS HERPESTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mongooses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Herpestes; Herpestes
Hypernyms ("genus Herpestes" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus Herpestes"):
mongoose (agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents)
Holonyms ("genus Herpestes" is a member of...):
family Viverridae; family Viverrinae; Viverridae; Viverrinae (genets; civets; mongooses)
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