herpesto

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Esperanto[edit]

Herpesto

Etymology[edit]

From New Latin Herpestes, from Ancient Greek ἑρπηστής (herpēstḗs, “creeping”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [herˈpesto]
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Hyphenation: her‧pes‧to

Noun[edit]

herpesto (accusative singular herpeston, plural herpestoj, accusative plural herpestojn)

  1. mongoose (carnivorous mammal of the family Herpestidae)
    Synonym: mungoto
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