'Herpestes nyula' definitions:
Definition of 'Herpestes nyula'
From: WordNet
noun
Keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated [syn: Indian mongoose, Herpestes nyula]
Definition of 'Herpestes nyula'
From: GCIDE
- Nyula \Ny*u"la\, prop. n. (Zool.) A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings. [1913 Webster]