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Herpestes
(gcide) | Herpestes \Herpestes\ n.
A genus of carnivores including the mongooses.
Syn: genus Herpestes.
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herpestes
(wn) | Herpestes
n 1: mongooses [syn: Herpestes, genus Herpestes] |
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Herpestes galera
(gcide) | Vansire \Van"sire\, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.]
(Zool.)
An ichneumon (Herpestes galera) native of Southern Africa
and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled
with white. Called also vondsira, and marsh ichneumon.
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Herpestes griseus
(gcide) | Ichneumon \Ich*neu"mon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the tracker;
so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr.
? to track or hunt after, fr. 'i`chnos track, footstep.]
1. (Zool.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes,
and family Viverrid[ae]. Numerous species are found in
Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species ({Herpestes
ichneumon}), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted
for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well
as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered
sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of
India (Herpestes griseus), known as the mongoose, has
similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for
killing the cobra.
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2. (Zool.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family
Ichneumonid[ae], of which several thousand species are
known, belonging to numerous genera.
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Note: The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of
other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc.
The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect
in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence,
many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by
destroying noxious insects.
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Ichneumon fly. See Ichneumon, 2.
[1913 Webster]Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n.; pl. Mongooses
1. (Zool.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus),
native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as
the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus).
[Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
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2. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
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Herpestes ichneumon
(gcide) | Ichneumon \Ich*neu"mon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the tracker;
so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr.
? to track or hunt after, fr. 'i`chnos track, footstep.]
1. (Zool.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes,
and family Viverrid[ae]. Numerous species are found in
Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species ({Herpestes
ichneumon}), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted
for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well
as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered
sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of
India (Herpestes griseus), known as the mongoose, has
similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for
killing the cobra.
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2. (Zool.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family
Ichneumonid[ae], of which several thousand species are
known, belonging to numerous genera.
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Note: The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of
other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc.
The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect
in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence,
many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by
destroying noxious insects.
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Ichneumon fly. See Ichneumon, 2.
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Herpestes nyula
(gcide) | Nyula \Ny*u"la\, prop. n. (Zool.)
A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is
beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.
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Herpestes urva
(gcide) | Urva \Ur"va\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)
The crab-eating ichneumon (Herpestes urva), native of
India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of
each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the
shoulder.
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genus herpestes
(wn) | genus Herpestes
n 1: mongooses [syn: Herpestes, genus Herpestes] |
herpestes
(wn) | Herpestes
n 1: mongooses [syn: Herpestes, genus Herpestes] |
herpestes ichneumon
(wn) | Herpestes ichneumon
n 1: northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to
devour crocodile eggs [syn: ichneumon, {Herpestes
ichneumon}] |
herpestes nyula
(wn) | Herpestes nyula
n 1: keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a
ferret; often domesticated [syn: Indian mongoose,
Herpestes nyula] |
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