Rhyzaena

Translingual

Rhyzaena suricatta, now known as Suricata suricatta, a meerkat species

Etymology

From Greek rhyzein, infinitive for growl or snarl. "Rhyzaena" was coined by Illiger.

Proper noun

Rhyzaena f

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Herpestidae – corresponding to Suricata (meerkats).

Further reading

• Meerkat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “Rhyzaena”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.