herpestes ichneumon

1. 1.

   northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs

   Synonymsichneumon

   Broadermongoose

Questions about herpestes ichneumon

What does herpestes ichneumon mean?

herpestes ichneumon means "northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs".

What is another word for herpestes ichneumon?

Close synonyms include ichneumon. 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 herpestes ichneumon a common word?

herpestes ichneumon 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.