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HERPESTES

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

1. mongooses

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

• HERPESTES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Mongooses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Herpestes; Herpestes

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Herpestes"):

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

Holonyms ("Herpestes" is a member of...):

family Viverridae; family Viverrinae; Viverridae; Viverrinae (genets; civets; mongooses)

"Good men are scarce."
(English proverb)
"The wolf has a thick neck because it has fast legs."
(Albanian proverb)
"Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy."
(Arabic proverb)
"Necessity teaches the naked woman to spin (a yarn)."
(Danish proverb)

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Definition of Viverridae
Definition of family Viverrinae
Definition of family Viverridae
Definition of Viverrinae
Pronunciation of mongoose

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