Mongoose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various Old World carnivorous mammals of the genus Herpestes and related genera, having a slender agile body and a long tail and noted for the ability to seize and kill venomous snakes.
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  • n. Carnivores of the family Herpestidae and the similar Malagasy mongooses (Galidiinae), ranging in size from small rats to large cats, including the Indian mongoose famed as a predators of venomous snakes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus).
  • n. A Madagascan lemur (Lemur mongos).
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  • n. agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents
    • Equivalent
    mongoos   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    viverrine    viverrine mammal   
    Variant
    mungoose    mungoos    mungous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    raccoon    squealer    lemur    titmice    wolverine   
     
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