Urva
See also: urva
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Urva f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – Herpestes — formerly the sole mongoose genus.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – Asian 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): Urva urva (syn. Herpestes urva; crab-eating mongoose) - type species
- Urva vitticollis (stripe-necked mongoose), Urva smithii (ruddy mongoose), Urva semitorquata (collared mongoose), Urva auropunctata (small Indian mongoose), Urva brachyura (short-tailed mongoose), Urva javanica (Javan mongoose), Urva fusca (Indian brown mongoose), Urva edwardsii (Indian grey mongoose) - other species
References
Urva on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Urva on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Urva on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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