Definition
A genus of small carnivorous mammals (civets or civet-like creatures) found in Southeast Asia, having short legs and an elongated body.
Etymology
From Greek 'hemi-' (half) + 'gale' (a weasel or similar creature). The scientific name suggests these animals are 'half-weasel,' likely because they share some characteristics with weasels but are distinct enough to be classified separately.
Kelly Says
Hemigales are barely known outside of scientific circles, yet they're perfectly adapted to their rainforest homes—their short legs and long bodies let them hunt in dense vegetation where larger carnivores can't go.
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف غال
nisf ghal
BNবাংলা
অর্ধগাল
ordho-gaal
CACatalà
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
CSČeština
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
DADansk
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
DEDeutsch
Hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
ELΕλληνικά
ημιγαλή
e-mi-ga-li
ESEspañol
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
FAفارسی
نیم باد
ne-m baad
FISuomi
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
FRFrançais
hémigale
e-mi-ga-l
GUGU
હેમિગાલે
he-mi-ga-le
HAHA
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
HEעברית
חצי גלי
chatzi gali
HIहिन्दी
अर्ध गेल
ardh gael
HUMagyar
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
IGIG
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
ITItaliano
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
KMKM
hemi gale
he-mi ga-le
MSBahasa Melayu
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်လေ
a-le-l-ay
NLNederlands
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
NONorsk
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
PAPA
ਅ half gale
a half ga-le
PLPolski
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
PTPortuguês
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
RORomână
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
RUРусский
полуgale
pol-u-gale
SVSvenska
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
SWKiswahili
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
TAதமிழ்
அரை வீசல்
ara-vi-saal
TEతెలుగు
ఆర్ధగళ
a-rdha-gaal
THไทย
เฮมิกาเล
he-mi-ga-le
TLTL
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
TRTürkçe
yarım gale
yar-im ga-le
UKУкраїнська
піввітер
piv-viter
URاردو
ہلکے ہوا
hal-kay hu-wa
VITiếng Việt
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
YOYO
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le
ZUZU
hemigale
he-mi-ga-le