Rhyzoena

Translingual

Suricata suricatta, at one time genus Rhyzaena.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥυζέω (rhuzéō, “growl, snarl”). The spelling Rhyzoena instead of Rhyzaena seems to be a non-English variant or misspelling.

Proper noun

Rhyzoena f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – corresponding to Suricata, a variant spelling of Rhyzaena.