Rhyzaena
Translingual
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Etymology
editFrom Greek rhyzein, infinitive for growl or snarl. "Rhyzaena" was coined by Illiger.
Proper noun
editRhyzaena f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – corresponding to Suricata, the meerkats.
Further reading
edit- “Rhyzaena”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.