Herpestes

Translingual
Herpestes ichneumon

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”).

Proper noun

Herpestes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – the mongooses.

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