Herpestidae

Translingual

Etymology

Herpestes +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Herpestidae

A taxonomic family within the order Carnivora – the mongooses.

Hypernyms

(family): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Placentalia - cohort; Boreoeutheria - magnorder; Laurasiatheria - superorder; Carnivora - order; Feliformia - suborder

Hyponyms

(family): Herpestinae, Galidiinae - subfamilies

References

Herpestidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Herpestidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Herpestidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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