mongoose
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- noun
- /ˈmɒŋɡus/
:
mangosta
- Physically, Grandidier's mongoose is much more intriguing than we had originally anticipated.
- Grandidier's mongoose
- striped mongooses
- dwarf mongooses
It could be another bird, but they'll, they'll go harass the the colonies of these dwarf Mongoose to wake them up so that the Mongoose will come out.
- It could be another bird, but they'll, they'll go harass the the colonies of these dwarf Mongoose to wake them up so that the Mongoose will come out.
- And mongooses attack her because this guy has mongooses, Mongoose, mongese.
- Could have been Easter Mongoose, Easter swine, Easter orangutan, it could have been anything.
Examples
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An abandoned mongoose cub was found in the forest and was brought back to the hamlet.
Academic text (2008) -
And then, just as he was talking, a banded mongoose almost a foot long appeared out of nowhere.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now they were trying to figure out how to get rid of mongooses.
Fiction book (1998) -
Our overall picture of the natural history of Grandidier's mongoose is, at best, still sketchy.
Academic text (1990) -
In Spain's Coto Donana National Park, Iberian lynx prey on Egyptian mongooses, which consequently avoid areas inhabited by the cats.
Academic text (1998) -
The mongoose quickly darted across the path to avoid the larger animals.
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In the wild, a mongoose is known for its exceptional ability to hunt and kill snakes.
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A group of mongooses worked together to find food and protect each other from predators.
Synonyms
A group of small to medium meat-eating mammals like the mongoose found in Africa and southern Asia
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Etymology
Mongoose comes from an Indian word mangus, which reached English through Portuguese mangusto. It kept the local name for this small, brave animal known for killing snakes, so thinking of mangus helps you remember a 'snake-fighter'.