Herpestes
Translingual
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 Herpestes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons