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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[NL.]

(Zool.)

The crab-eating ichneumon (

Herpestes urva

), native of India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the shoulder.

See also: urva

Urva f

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – Herpestes — the mongoose genus.

See also: Urva

A taxidermied Herpestes urva.

urva ‎(plural urvas)