mongoose
nounHow to pronounce mongoose:
Definition of mongoose:
- mongoose (noun):
- agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents.
- any of numerous long slender carnivorous mammals (family herpestidae) chiefly of africa and southern europe and asia that are usually ferret-sized agile mammals typically with nonretractile sharp claws, short legs, long tail, and usually brownish or grayish fur sometimes with bands or stripes
Synonyms for mongoose:
genus herpestes
herpestes
herpestes ichneumon
herpestes nyula
ichneumon
indian mongoose
viverrine mammal
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