Bdeogale

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Bdeogale f

A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – certain African mongooses.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – supercohort; Eutheria – infraclass; Carnivora – order; Feliformia - suborder; Herpestidae - family; Herpestinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Bdeogale crassicauda (bushy-tailed mongoose), Bdeogale jacksoni (Jackson's mongoose), Bdeogale nigripes (black-footed mongoose), Bdeogale omnivora (Sokoke dog mongoose) - species

Further reading

Bdeogale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bdeogale on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bdeogale on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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