genus herpestes

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   mongooses

   SynonymsHerpestes

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofViverridae

Questions about genus herpestes

What does genus herpestes mean?

genus herpestes means "mongooses".

What is another word for genus herpestes?

Close synonyms include Herpestes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus herpestes a common word?

genus herpestes is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.