herpestes nyula

1. 1.

   keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated

   SynonymsIndian mongoose

   Broadermongoose

Questions about herpestes nyula

What does herpestes nyula mean?

herpestes nyula means "keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated".

What is another word for herpestes nyula?

Close synonyms include Indian mongoose. 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 nyula a common word?

herpestes nyula 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.