MONGOOSE

mongoose

(noun) agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mongoose (plural mongooses or mongeese)

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.

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.

Anagrams

• gonosome

Source: Wiktionary

Mon"goose, Mon"goos, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose (Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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