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mongoose
/ˈmɑŋ.ɡus/
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What does mongoose mean?
noun
- Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
- Any members of family Eupleridae of Malagasy mongooses, only distantly related to the Herpestidae, but resembling them in appearance and habits, with larger ears and ringed tails.
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Wild animals I had few opportunities to observe, although a mongoose at Raisina gave me a very amusing ten minutes.
It is the hardest thing in the world to frighten a mongoose, because he is eaten up from nose to tail with curiosity.
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The rabbit's natural enemy in England is the poacher, in Bluff its natural enemy is the stoat, the weasel, the ferret, the cat, and the mongoose.
I settled down to an article about the Chinese situation in the Century, and Sadie Kate roamed about at large examining everything she found, like a curious little mongoose.