herpestes

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Herpestes
    n 1: mongooses [syn: {Herpestes}, {genus Herpestes}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Herpestes \Herpestes\ n.
   A genus of carnivores including the mongooses.

   Syn: genus {Herpestes}.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

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