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Mongoose

/ˈmɒŋ.ɡuːs/

Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.

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noun

1
Any of several species of generalist predatory Carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. The Indian mongoose is noted as a predator of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
2
Any species of Malagasy mongoose; only distantly related to the Herpestidae, these are members of the family Eupleridae; they resemble mongooses in appearance and habits, but have larger ears and ringed tails.

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lemurnoun	Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
mongoosnoun	Archaic form of mongoose. [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.]
mungousnoun	Archaic form of mongoose. [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.]
mungosnoun	Alternative form of mongoose. [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.]
mungoosnoun	Archaic form of mongoose. [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.]
mungoosenoun	Archaic form of mongoose. [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.]
quirpelenoun	The Indian mongoose
herpestidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Herpestidae of mongooses.
mangoustenoun	(archaic) A mongoose.
urvanoun	A crab-eating mongoose (Urva urva, syn. Herpestes urva).
zebra mongoosenoun	(rare) A banded mongoose (Mungos mungo).
banded mongoosenoun	A mongoose of the species Mungos mungo, commonly found in the central and eastern parts of Africa.
serpent-eaternoun	The secretary bird.
suricatenoun	The meerkat, a member of the mongoose family.
mambanoun	Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
nemsnoun	(archaic) The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose.
meercatnoun	Alternative form of meerkat. [Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.]
manguenoun	The kusimanse, a genus of mongoose, Crossarchus.
rock snakenoun	Any of several species of pythons:
cusimansenoun	Any of several species of dwarf mongoose or small mongoose in the genus Crossarchus, native to West Africa.