Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The crab-eating ichneumon of India, Herpestes urva, of a black color, the hairs annulated with white, and with a white stripe on the side of the head.
- noun [capitalized] A generic name of such ichneumons, of which there are 3 Asiatic species, as U. cancrivora.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The crab-eating mongoose, Herpestes urva; an individual of the species.
Etymologies
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From Nepali
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Examples
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One of the active biochemical constituents in urva ursi is arbutin.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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In old times, when man first began to plough the soil, _geus urva_ cried aloud, thinking that his life was threatened, and implored the assistance of the archangels.
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From Armaiti must be carefully distinguished the _geus urva_, or "soul of the earth" -- a being who nearly resembles the "anima mundi" of the
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As with all elementary drugs, should xinafoateabate ashamed reproducing to the needs and urva of each patient.
Wii-volution 2010
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