herpestes ichneumon
- n northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs
herpestes nyula
- n keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated
herpetology
- n the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
herr
- n a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
- n a German courtesy title or form of address for a man
herrenvolk
- n a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others
herring
- n valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
- n commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
herring hog
- n the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific
herringbone
- n a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern
- n a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery