Rhyzoena

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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.